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Cat6 Articles & News
Cable-jacket material prices rising again
(Aug 30, 2011)
Dow Electrical and Telecommunications is raising the price of all grades of plastics used for telecommunications cable.
CCCA elects officers, executive committee
(Aug 14, 2011)
Kevin Ressler of TE Connectivity is chairman of the board; executives from Anixter, CommScope, Berk-Tek and Daikin America also are on executive committee. Cat6 Products
Patch cords have locking boot and clip
(Jan 12, 2012)
LockPort from Black Box is available in models that do or do not require a key, and also available in Cat 5e and 6, plenum and non-plenum options.
Angled Cat 6 cables for confined networking spaces
(Nov 29, 2011)
Category 6 cables with 90° angle connectors now available in a variety of lengths and types.
Cable-box design allows tool-free interlocking
(Nov 10, 2011)
Berk-Tek says its TekLok feature is a time-saver during cable pulls.
New patch cords tested before shipping
(Aug 12, 2011)
Each cord in comCables' new product line will be tested for TIA standard performance before being packed and delivered to customers.
The Cabling Blog
by Patrick McLaughlin & Matt Vincent
CWA likes what it hears from President Obama during State of the Union
On Tuesday, January 24, as President Barack Obama wrapped up his State of the Union address, the Communications Workers of America issued a statement praising the president "for his focus on creating an America that is built to last with an economy that...
FOA says, 'We have your standard right here ... on one page'
In its January 2012 online newsletter, The Fiber Optic Association stated that it is starting a program "to make standards more accessible to the world of users, contractors, designers and installers." Specifically, the association is creating one-page...
Video demonstrates how to test patch cords for standard compliance
In a five-minute video posted to YouTube, Adrian Young, senior technical support engineer with Fluke Networks, demonstrates the procedures for using the company's Category 5e, 6 and 6A patch-cord adapters with the DTX-1800 CableAnalyzer.In the video Young...
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