Volume 30, Issue 2

The advent of Industry 4.0 is driving Ethernet networks, supported by twisted-pair cabling, deep into facilities.
Standards

Getting smart with industrial cabling

June 16, 2022
Networking on the factory floor and in other rugged environments requires specialized products and knowledge.
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Some fiber cleaning fluids come in TSA-approved travel-sized containers for easy transport to the colocation data center.
Data Center

Why fiber network cleaning is essential to colocation space success

June 16, 2022
Don’t assume a newly installed fiber-optic cabling plant is clean, pristine, and ready for connection.
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The last mile that fiber runs to a building of any kind often produces obstacles and roadblocks in the form of existing infrastructure that must be worked around, and the unpredictability of nature.
Design Install

Fusion splicing in the last mile

June 16, 2022
With efficiency a paramount concern in last-mile fiber installations, fusion splicing has the ability to put and keep a project on track.
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Several changes related to communications cables have received the green light to be included in the 2023 National Electrical Code.
Standards

Revisions to cable requirements in the 2023 National Electrical Code®

June 16, 2022
Classes 1, 2, 3, and 4, communications, fire alarm, and optical fiber cables are all addressed in the NEC.

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ICT industry not dealing with The Great Resignation but rather, The Great Retirement

June 16, 2022
Overall compensation for ICT professionals was down this past year, in no small part because the most-experienced workers are leaving the workforce.