Four puzzles are available for free from Pearson Technologies.
Public demonstration at Cisco Live London 2012 exceeds last year’s mark of 340 meters.
UL, the CCCA and a law firm will present information covering research, potential liabilities, and what to watch out for.
Company looks forward to achieving FOC certification for fiber assemblies by mid-year 2012.
Company cites lean manufacturing and six-sigma quality improvements as approaches that continue to succeed.
Corning Cable Systems says fiber's benefits extend beyond the efficiencies gained by end users.
Specialty wire and cable manufacturer will expand Molex's design and manufacturing capabilities.
The technology may cut down the amount of fiber-optic cabling in enterprise networks.
CommScope document talks about total cost of ownership, 40/100G and high-speed Fibre Channel.
CommScope was named a 2011 Top 10 Cabling Brand in China by Cabling Team (C-TEAM) for the second consecutive year.
The POF Symposium will include discussion of plastic optical fiber for gigabit-per-second applications.
Additionally, the symposium's executive panel will discuss how the FCC's attempts to regulate Internet traffic will affect demand for infrastructure growth in wired and wireless communications.
A recent alert about four noncompliant communications cables has raised awareness among cabling system users.
Three of the four cables contain copper-clad aluminum conductors and all four use the UL mark without authorization.
Redington Limited has been selected to distribute the complete MPN line of structured cabling systems in India.
Materials supplier EIS will add Cobra to its specialty wire and cable business.
Both topics raise the question: Can I use existing cabling or must I rip-and-replace?
Dow Electrical and Telecommunications is raising the price of all grades of plastics used for telecommunications cable.
Kevin Ressler of TE Connectivity is chairman of the board; executives from Anixter, CommScope, Berk-Tek and Daikin America also are on executive committee.
Unshielded and shielded copper, singlemode or multimode fiber? Webinar aims to help users decide.
Document explains terms like EMI, alien crosstalk, far-end crosstalk and others for non-engineers.
D-Link's India business unit boosted its passive infrastructure cabling segment with the appoinment of Mr. Vikas Pinjarkar as vice president for the company's structured cabling business in India.
New online catalogs allow users to print all or some pages, save portions of pages, and share with others.
Expected to come online in October 2012, the expansion will boost the Decatur, AL plant's output of FEP by more than 50 percent.
AFL announced that it is supplying network infrastructure for the first open access fiber optic backbone in Nigeria.
Charges are in responses to Anixter's suit alleging false advertising, unfair competition, breach of contract and deceptive trade practices.
Distributor recalled all the manufacturer's product and now seeks more than $1 million in damages.
Jon Taylor joins the company as Midwest region sales manager; new catalog can be downloaded from HCM's website.
Projected growth in non-residential construction coupled with Japanese-disaster-caused supply shortfalls will result in plenum-cable scarcity, the distributor says.
The manufacturer and distributor joins the industry association after a surge in revenue and staff growth.
Panduit says it "has been impressed" with CCCA’s initiatives and activity to stem the importation of potentially hazardous, non-compliant cables into North America.
The price of copper may fall this month on speculation of slowing demand as global economic growth falters, says Bloomberg.
Bloomberg quotes Chilean president saying even if China's economy slows, we're still in for $4+/pound pricing.
Power-over-Ethernet demonstration showcases the low-power capabilities of the company's 40nm PHY, based on Teranetics' acquired chip technology.
AFL has acquired the UK's TCC Group, a telecommunications network implementation and integration provider.
Additional cash rebates available for customers who continue as repeat buyers of riser, plenum, and LSZH fiber cable.
Even so, UTP will continue to dominate the copper-cable market for the next five years.
Reuters says that China's tightening monetary measures, combined with unrest in the Middle East, rising oil prices, euro zone problems and Japan's nuclear crisis, may all serve to damage the global economic recovery.
Kashima, Japan plant was left without electricity or water after natural disaster.
Colossal magnitude 9.0 earthquake that devastated Japan caused surprisingly minimal disruption to the country's Internet and telephone network.
Research shows that in 2010 more small and medium-sized businesses than enterprises gained fiber access.
New material from the Fiber Optic Association (FOA) covering singlemode and multimode fiber construction brings up the question of compatibility with traditional fibers.
Despite what the package might say, such cables fail to comply with UL, TIA and NEC requirements.
Leviton GigaMax Cat 5e System now also compatible with new Cisco IP phone model.
Cable passing itself off as UL-verified Cat 5e actually has copper-plated aluminum wires.
Dow Wire and Cable will increase the price of plastics used in telecom-cable jacketing by 19 cents per pound.
Crackdown began when more than 100 trains were delayed after the theft of about 75 dollars worth of copper railway cable.
Produced by CSC, the video examines the increasing component costs that cable manufacturers face.
The demonstration took place at Cisco Live! in London using CommScope's SYSTIMAX LazrSPEED multimode fiber cabling.
New outside plant (OSP) fiber cable design expands on the company’s existing Dri-Lite ribbon fiber cable product line.
By Sinclair Vass, JDSU -- The Internet and mobile devices continue to grow as key utilities in people’s lives, presenting the optical communications industry with new opportunities and challenges in 2011 to ensure that networks can keep up with demand.
New CEO says customers will continue to receive the technologies, solutions and support they've come to expect.
2011 International Wire and Cable Symposium will expand the group's legacy focus on wire and cable technologies to include advances and applications in interconnectivity.
HCM and UL say the set of cables is the world's first to attain the verification.
Direct-to-contractor cabling-system provider recently doubled the size of its Eastern distribution center.
According to CCCA study, patch cords produced offshore by unknown companies have 85% failure rate.
Bethany Sarchet drives national distribution sales and marketing initiatives with Berk-Tek's Communications Supply Corporation account.
Attendees can earn one continuing education credit for BICSI designations.
Brief, two-page reference guide from General Cable is all business, with no self-promotion included.
Fiber optics will soon become a reality for several community and government institutions in Maine, as the Three Ring Binder project extends its fiber network.
The paper published by the CCCA provides must-know information on 10 articles changes within the National Electrical Code.
Document addresses how REACH initiatives affect the wire and cable industry.
The Carlyle Group has struck a $2.6 billion deal to acquire voice and data service provider Syniverse Technologies, scooping up its second telecommunications company in as many days.
The investigation seeks to determine whether CommScope and its Board breached their fiduciary duties by entering into the agreement without properly shopping for a deal that would provide better value for shareholders.
The Carlyle Group has a checkered history in telecoms deals, notes a Reuters report.
The seminar was organized by Nexans in close coordination with Dubai-based Al Samier Electricals & Equipment, agent-distributors for Nexans in the UAE.
"The sales growth that we are experiencing is being fueled by stronger day-to-day business in both of our cabling businesses along with an increasing number of major projects," said Anixter CEO Robert Eck.
Concurrent to the announcement, General Cable also launched its 17 FREE line of halogen-free premise, fiber and electronics cabling products.
Communications Supply Corp. has summarized what the vortex of copper, FEP and petroleum price increases will mean for cable purchasers.
Megladon Manufacturing Group announced the release of its Bit Error Rate tested and certified 10GIG HLC fiber patch cables.
Effective October 1, the requirement is meant to combat counterfeiting.
Interoperability tests determined that the Systimax LazrSPEED 550 and LazrSPEED 300 fiber optic cabling infrastructure exceed newly codified industry standards for 40, 100 Gb/s performance.
OM3, OM4, bend-insensitivity and next-generation speeds will all be addressed.
The certification enhances Custom Cable’s U.S. fiber assembly manufacturing capabilities.
Nexans' QICC plant is focused on the manufacture of low, medium and low end high voltage power cables for energy infrastructure and building projects.
AFL is opening a second fiber optic facility to support the European region with customized optical fiber interconnect cables used for communication applications.
General Cable has acquired wire and cable maker BICC Egypt for an undisclosed sum.
Verrillon Inc. is a manufacturer and supplier of specialty optical fibers in the oil and gas, avionics, and industrial markets.
The company reported that it has achieved significant increases in net sales and gross profit for both the quarter and year-to-date periods compared to the same periods in FY 2009.
OFS announced the launch of its gel-free PowerGuide ShortSpan DT All-Dielectric Self-Supporting (ADSS) cable.
The distributor is now stocking the Carol Helix/Hi-Temp Category 5e cable from General Cable.
Cabling solution exceeds industry requirements and permits more cables per conduit.
Ken Sparks plans to retire after 42 years with the company.
Installers, technicians and LAN managers can learn about connector termination, testing, cable management and other network best practices.
Singlemode cables can withstand fifty 90-degree bends and 500 crown staples with virtually no loss.
Called CopperHead, a new product set is all about optical and nothing about twisted pairs.
The half-billion-dollar deal will keep Fibertech's management and staff in place.
Opportunities in Structured Cabling Systems analyzes future opportunities for suppliers to the structured cabling systems (SCS) market.
While there is not a shortage of FEP, supplies to cable manufacturers are being allocated.
The second quarter showed a slight uptick in sales and 14 percent income growth.
Prince William Sound Community College has put out a request for proposal for a fiber-optic installation.
The low skew cable minimizes ghosting or blurring of fast moving images, says the company.
Bids close on September 6 for a Cat 6 installation at the Vidalia Career Center.
In terms of volume, the number of new fusion splicers put into action is on track for an increase of 12 percent versus 2009, says Electronicast.
All of the company's optical fiber multimode cables are now available with its macrobend resistant laser optimized 50 micron TeraFlex 10G fibers.
The St. Louis based comms supplier has introduced a selection of patch cables based on the Cat 6a Ethernet standard, now available for purchase from its Web site.
The small-footprint device integrates Broadcom's BCM54616S transceiver for optimal low power dissipation.
Jim Rittenburg lauds the BCA's ACI program and cautions against cost-cutting.
Manufacturer promises to look into problem, association takes some credit for action.
A pair-guide design maintains pair twists and ensures Cat 5e performance.
