Volume 12, Issue 12

The swinging pendulum

Dec. 1, 2004

It's December. Time for us know-it-all magazine editors to pretend like we're qualified to predict what's going to happen over the next year. This year, I'll take a variation ...

Connectivity

A new focus on end-to-end solutions

Dec. 1, 2004

Small contractors could feel the pinch as manufacturers forge new partnerships.

Fiber

Berk-Tek says demand for Category 6 cable strained manufacturing capacity

Dec. 1, 2004

Berk-Tek (www.berktek.com) says its ability to manufacture Category 6 cable was "capacity-constrained" for several months this year as the demand surpassed that of Category 5e...

Network Protocols

Work progresses on a heftier PoE standard

Dec. 1, 2004

The push for a more inclusive higher power Power over Ethernet (PoE) standard is on, with the possibility of a final draft coming in two years.

Cabling Installation

Disparate college campuses connect via fiber

Dec. 1, 2004

The Los Rios Community College District is ever-expanding, and so are its bandwidth requirements.

More content from Volume 12, Issue 12

Cabling Installation

Wiring residences for work and play

Dec. 1, 2004

I am building our home in Florida and want the builder to do all the prewiring in a way that will get both the cable company and the dish TV signals.

RJ45 UTP & Shielded

Shielded twisted-pair cable boasts EMI fighting qualities

Dec. 1, 2004

As industrial environments move to Ethernet, shielded cable is gaining consideration for its ability to overcome machinery noise.

Wireless/5G

Inline-power capabilities hold much PoE-tential

Dec. 1, 2004

A year or two ago, if you asked a network installer whether a power cable and a data cable could be run in the same conduit, the answer most assuredly would be no.

IP Security & AV

Securing a future in security requires diverse qualifications

Dec. 1, 2004

In January 2004, the electrical and voice/data communications distributor Graybar (www.graybar.com) entered the security arena when it unveiled a cadre of surveillance, access...

Wireless/5G

Systimax, Ortronics go beyond connectivity, reach for the wireless LAN brass ring

Dec. 1, 2004

There's a lot of wire in wireless. That's the argument that two structured cabling manufacturers are putting forth as they announce their venture into the wireless (WLAN) market...

Connectivity

New Products/BICSI Winter Conference 2005

Dec. 1, 2004

The folowing enclosures and other new cabling products will be among those featured at the BICSI Winter Conference, Janurary 24-27, at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention ...