Cabling Installation & Maintenance Articles, December 2008
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Departments

Product Focus

Product Focus: racks

NexServ and NexNet cabinets are designed for professional data centers of various sizes.

New Products

New Products

HELIAX 2.0 is a complete cable and connector family for wireless networks designed for new radio frequency (RF) transmission line options.

Editorial

Be the leader you need

One of the books I most recently read on the topic of organizational change is Our Iceberg Is Melting.

Features

Design

Looking back and ahead at the cabling marketplace

The future is murky, but is the past crystal clear?

Installation

What 802.11n means for wired networks

Examining the potential for high-speed, mobile connections anywhere across the LAN.

Technology

Industrial cabling standard approved for publication

Available in early 2009, the TIA-1005 specifications emerge at a time when market forecasts for industrial networking are being re-examined.

Data Center

A powerful debate: AC vs. DC distribution

Despite praise from an esteemed research group, some question the viability of DC power for improved energy efficiency in the data center and offer up alternatives.

Security

Focusing energy on heightened security

How a South Carolina public utility leverages its IT backbone to improve multi-facility surveillance.

Industry Spotlight

Draka begins North American productionof bend-insensitive optical fiber

In response to growing FTTx deployments, Draka Communications (www.drakaamericas.com) says it will begin production ...

AFL Telecom acquires The Light Brigade

AFL Telecommunications (www.afltele.com) has acquired a majority ownership position in The Light Brigade (www.lightbrigade.com)...

Fiber cabling system targets MDU installation

Prysmian (www.prysmian.com) has unveiled its VertiCasa cabling system, designed for bringing optical fiber directly into high-rise apartments and office buildings.

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Volume 16
Issue 12
December 2008
 

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