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Residents of Williamsburg Landing in Williamsburg, VA each have a private router, and enjoy triple-play voice, video, and data service for a cost of $60 per month.

Passive optical LAN provides long-term benefits at senior living community

Qypsys provided a passive optical LAN to Williamsburg Landing in 2011. The capex and opex benefits have paid off for years.

May 6, 2019

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Proposed legislation in Texas would classify some PoE cabling as electrical work

April 24, 2019

The Association for Passive Optical LAN says 5 trends are driving the adoption of POL in smart buildings: 1) the cloud, 2) data growth, 3) IoT on the rise, 4) the density demand, 5) investment protection.

Top 5 trends driving passive optical LAN deployment

April 12, 2019

R&M's Professional Interconnection Management Equipment - PRIME - optical distribution frame provides fiber-optic network operators, including fiber-to-the-home networks, with planning freedom, the company says.

R&M’s PRIME ODF connects 5376 fibers in fiber-to-the-home networks

April 2, 2019

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Fiber excavation gone wrong caused San Francisco gasline explosion

Feb. 14, 2019

Pictured here is a portion of Wave2Wave's ROME MAX-T. In early February Wave2Wave introduced the ROME MAX and ROME MAX-T, which are automated, robotic fiber-optic crossconnects that can switch up to 2000 optical fibers in a 19-inch footprint. ROME MAX is in a 7-foot-tall rack, and ROME MAX-T is in an 8-foot-tall rack.

ROME MAX robotic crossconnects automate switching for up to 2000 fibers

Feb. 14, 2019

Installers place MaxCell fabric innerduct into an underground conduit. Successfully navigating congested conduit space will be a key element of preparing for 5G.

How the cabling industry can prepare for 5G

Feb. 7, 2019

The DZS 2804P optical network terminal (ONT), shown here on the right, is in each open-office space of T. Marzetti executives. The ONT houses four Gigabit Ethernet ports to connect to printers and deliver voice and data services to each desk.

Gigabit-speed passive optical LAN on the menu for food maker Marzetti Company

Feb. 4, 2019

Metallica Scholars, an initiative of the All Within My Hands foundation, recently provided $1 million in grants to 10 community colleges. Among those recipients was Gateway Technical College in Racine, WI, which will use the grant to revamp its telecom cabling certification program and to fund 90 percent of tuition for the program's students.

Heavy-metal band Metallica funds telecom-cabling students’ tuition

Dec. 26, 2018

Kraus-Anderson's VP of information technology, Mike Benz, pointed out that the headquarters' open ceiling architecture makes the discreet nature of a passive optical LAN attractive.

Commercial contractor reaps benefits of passive optical LAN

Nov. 27, 2018

AFL's Mini DIN Rail Mounted Enclosure houses and protects up to 24 fibers that can be connectorized or fusion-spliced. The enclosure can accommodate cable entry from the bottom (shown) or top.

Mini fiber enclosure for industrial networks

Nov. 20, 2018

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Category 6A Cabling

Fifteen Years of Proof: How Category 6A Became the Industry’s Most Versatile Cabling System

Originally developed for 10GBASE-T, Category 6A has proven that exceptional margin can support far more than its designers imagined.

A hydraulic earth drill with a high-torque anchor handle and utility anchor adapter can significantly improve safety for anchor installation.

How Earth Drills Maximize Safety and Efficiency During Utility Anchoring

Enabling a one-person install, the earth drill has several advantages over manually setting drive rods or using anchor crankers.