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Swiss structured cabling firm sees, realizes big opportunity in Africa (Mar 8, 2010)

Reichle and De-Massari (R&M), a Swiss firm specializing in structured cabling, says it has made strong inroads in the North African market thanks to its channel partner program and "customer-centric" approach.

Verizon Wireless taps South Carolina cabling infrastructure firm (Mar 8, 2010)

Network Controls and Electric of Greenville has been selected by Verizon Wireless to install cabling infrastructure for new stores in Charleston and Beaufort.

Fiber cable installation courses available online (Mar 5, 2010)

The Fiber Optic Association has brought back Fiber U, a free online learning resource for fiber optic professionals.

Legrand | Ortronics unveils Layer Zero Ecosystem program (Mar 3, 2010)

The program is designed to provide customers with resources for all facets of their ISO/OSI network infrastructures.

Communications Support Services Inc. of Raleigh, NC to install structured cabling for Greensboro LabCorp location (Mar 3, 2010)

LabCorp provides medical laboratory testing and services nationally. Structured cabling design and installation services are in order; the project is scheduled to be completed in Q2-Q3 of 2010.

Design, Installation and Testing Products
CableOrganizer.com expands Corning fiber optic cabling products offering (Mar 2, 2010)

The company has significantly expanded its line Corning Cabling Systems' solutions offered for indoor, outdoor, aerial, riser and plenum applications.

Draka adds FTTH connectivity boxes for MDUs (Feb 25, 2010)

Draka Communications has added five new FTTH connectivity boxes for multi-dwelling units (MDUs).

Specialized Products adds RJ45 crimp tool (Feb 12, 2010)

Specialized Products Company (SPC) has added its EZ RJ45 Crimp Tool Pro HD to its 2010 source book/catalog offering for professional system integrators and installers.

Black Box intros tools to identify faults and leaks in fiber-optic cable (Feb 11, 2010)

The company has introduced a pair of fault locators designed to help network installers isolate light leaks or breaks in fiber-optic cable.

Quiktron releases bend tolerant fiber cables for datacom, telecom markets (Feb 9, 2010)

The company says the cables are specifically designed to improve the overall performance of fiber networks by significantly reducing system attenuation, which can lead to system unreliability and downtime.

The Cabling Blog
Patrick McLaughlin & Matt Vincent
by Patrick McLaughlin & Matt Vincent

You aren't planning to abandon that cable, are you Uncle Sam?

Government Computer News (GCN) is reporting that cabling-integration firm Automated Systems Design (ASD) was contracted to install the cabling for some 500 temporary offices for the Census Bureau as that government entity ramped up for its data-collection...

TIA TR-42 subcommittee elections bring new names to the fore

While posting to our Web site the news about the recent election of new chairs and vice-chairs for TR-42 and several of its subcommittees, I was reminded of a conversation I had several years ago with an executive of the training organization BICSI.It was...

Cisco announces 10GBase-T switches

Cisco Systems is now in the 10GBase-T business. On Monday, Februray 8, the switching-technology market leader joined server-technology provider Intel in announcing support for the twisted-pair flavor of 10-Gbit Ethernet within Cisco's Catalyst switch...

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