It is important to know if your work was well-received by the customer because it can have a negative impact on your profits. How do you ensure that the customer remembers your...
You need to pull additional cables in a ceiling cable tray using the existing pull string. This can become a problem, however, when the cables become intertwined with the pull...
You need to terminate many horizontal cables on a patch panel or wall field in the telecommunications closet. This can take some time to accomplish because the cables can become...
Fiber-optic multimedia interconnect trays and drawers can be used to route, terminate, and organize fiber-optic cable systems. Available in 24- and 48-port configurations, the...
Q: It appears that the premise distribution marketplace has gone psychedelic, with cables, patch panels, distribution outlets, and patch cords now available in assorted colors...
Q: In response to John Griswold`s question in your December 1996 column (page 54), you referenced two books, ABC of Telephone by Frank E. Lee and Outside Plant by Frank Horn. ...
Q: Does the Electronic Industries Association (EIA) or Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) have any standards on wireless systems? I looked in the wireless section of...
Most manufacturers of copper-based network cabling and cable components have products that meet the current testing requirements for Category 5 unshielded twisted-pair systems...
I got two books for Christmas that were so funny and so clued-in to the fads and foibles of the high-tech world we in the cabling industry inhabit that I have to tell you about...
The Multimedia Telecommunications Association (mmta) and the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA--Arlington, VA) have signed a memorandum of understanding to "affiliate...