Volume 3, Issue 6

Moves, Adds and Changes

June 1, 1995

A strategic market alliance has been formed between 3M Telecom Systems Division (Austin, TX), Digital Equipment Corp. (Littleton, MA) and General Instrument`s Commscope Network...

Wireless/5G

Wiring for wireless communications

June 1, 1995

To meet your clients` needs in their mobile environment, you can install a wireless voice communications system. First, you must decide how many remote cell units are needed by...

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Mini-OTDRs supplanting mainframes, fault locators

June 1, 1995

If you listened to the opinions of cabling installers and test equipment manufacturers, you might conclude that Goldilocks would have liked the mini-optical time-domain reflectometer...

Cabling Installation

Surface raceways are a good fit in open-office areas

June 1, 1995

Sometimes known as wire management systems, raceways and ducts provide organization, security and protection for data, voice and power cabling in premises wiring systems. These...

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Demand up, prices down for UPSs

June 1, 1995

According to a study by the Venture Development Corp. (Natick, MA), the market for uninterruptible power supplies in the United States reached $1.048 billion in 1994. The study...

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Cabling Installation

Installer registration on the way

June 1, 1995

The Building Industry Consulting Service International Inc. (Tampa, FL) recently announced its plan to establish a registration program for telecommunications cable installers...

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Testing high-count twisted-pair cables

June 1, 1995

In today`s telecommunications installations, high-count twisted-pair cable is becoming more common in main crossconnect and intermediate crossconnect designs. As a result, 100...

Cabling Standards

Horizontal cabling in open offices

June 1, 1995

A draft proposal on specialized horizontal cabling practices for open-office work groups is working its way through the Telecommunications Industry Association`s TR-41.8 standards...

Cabling Installation

Extended warranties sweep cabling industry

June 1, 1995

One of the hottest trends in the telecommunications cabling industry is the introduction of extended warranties by manufacturers. For 15 years or more, these warranties typically...

Connectivity

Locating bad crimps

June 1, 1995

For the cable installer, crimping modular plugs is an important task. If this technique is done improperly, it can lead to hours of frustration trying to locate open and intermittent...

Cabling Installation

SC vs. ST connectors; T568A and T568B; telecommunications outlets

June 1, 1995

Q: I am a college student finishing my last semester of a communications program. While I am looking for employment, I would like to get some kind of certification for cable installatio...