Table of ContentsDepartmentsAsk DonnaCoaxial Cable Consortium aims to promote robust mediumSelecting the right components is critical to a good quality coax system. Proper termination and installation methods are just as critical.
EditorialAccusations, actuaries, and Augmented Category 6Among the many timeless quotes attributed to Mark Twain is one of my favorites: “There are three types of lies-lies, damn lies, and statistics.
New ProductsNew ProductsThe FS 41 Fastrut connector is designed to attach any size wire cable tray to channel framing without bolts, nuts or tools.
ContentsDesignLaser-optimized fiber is built for speedAlso called OM3 fiber, laser-optimized fiber is the highest-capacity medium for short-wave 10-Gbit optical transmission.
InstallationForecasters and surveys give reason for optimismSpecific applications likely to drive modest growth of the cabling market.
TechnologySurface raceways line up tomorrow's technology needsNew designs focus on aesthetics, security, easy installation, and 10-Gigabit applications.
SecurityNFPA 731 sets standard on security installation ‘musts’Chapters 4 through 9 cover the essentials of power supplies, intrusion detection systems, electronic access control systems, closed circuit TV systems, and more.
TestingFiber certification goes beyond characterizationIt means testing dispersion, reflectance, and loss to limits. Decide the accuracy you want on measurements, and measure all the fibers you can.
Product UpdateUPS systems face challenges in high-density data centersEmerging devices may be smaller, and better at beating the heat.
Industry SpotlightBICSI to track attendees at winter conferenceBICSI (www.bicsi.org) plans to test a
tracking system that will monitor attendance at conference classroom sessions at next month's 2006 Winter Conference in Orlando, FL.
TIA committee elects chairs, vice-chairs for five subcommitteesAt a meeting in October, the TIA’s TR-42 User Premises Telecommunications Cabling Infrastructure Committee elected chairs and vice-chairs for five of its subcommittees.
Telco installs fiber infrastructure in rural Minnesota to attract businesses with high-bandwidth needsWest Central Telephone Association (www.wcta.com) of Sebeka,
MN has embarked on a network-upgrade project designed to push fiber deep into its system to attract businesses with high-bandwidth needs to this rural area.
Leviton Voice & Data has new general managerLeviton recently appointed Ross Goldman to the position of vice president and general manager of its Voice & Data Division (www.
Pirelli recasts itself as PrysmianThe cable manufacturing company the industry has always known as Pirelli has shed that name and is recasting itself as Prysmian Cables & Systems (www.
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