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Copper News & Products
Copper prices, FEP supply could drive up cable costs
(Aug 20, 2010)
While there is not a shortage of FEP, supplies to cable manufacturers are being allocated.
Graybar's income jumps 20 percent in first half
(Aug 20, 2010)
The second quarter showed a slight uptick in sales and 14 percent income growth.
Berk-Tek low skew cable offers alternative to RGB coax for video applications
(Aug 19, 2010)
The low skew cable minimizes ghosting or blurring of fast moving images, says the company.
Georgia soliciting Cat 6 cabling project
(Aug 17, 2010)
Bids close on September 6 for a Cat 6 installation at the Vidalia Career Center.
From Bel, RJ45 SFP transceiver module enables Gigabit Ethernet over Cat 5/5e UTP cabling
(Aug 10, 2010)
The small-footprint device integrates Broadcom's BCM54616S transceiver for optimal low power dissipation.
IAA chairman: Keep up fight against counterfeit cables
(Aug 9, 2010)
Jim Rittenburg lauds the BCA's ACI program and cautions against cost-cutting.
Vertical Cable, UL, CCCA speak about unauthorized-mark use as UL issues another alert
(Aug 6, 2010)
Manufacturer promises to look into problem, association takes some credit for action.
Right-angle Cat 5e cables
(Aug 4, 2010)
A pair-guide design maintains pair twists and ensures Cat 5e performance.
UL issues unauthorized-reference alert
(Jul 27, 2010)
Test lab says Cat 5e cable from Vertical Cable does not comply with safety standard for the U.S. or Canada.
Panduit unveils 'smallest diameter' Cat 6A cabling system
(Jun 22, 2010)
The TX6A-SD 10Gig UTP copper cabling system increases conduit fill capacity 115% over industry standard limits, claims Panduit.
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Guest Blog: Master Format 2010 - What's new?
by Felix ZayasJuly 28, 2010In the telecommunications field the term "MasterFormat" can be somewhat of a convoluted term. For the next 350 words or so I will go through the finer details of MasterFormat and how it relates to telecommunications.MasterFormat...
Tweet this: New data center for Twitter is overdue
Twitter announced on its Engineering Blog that later this year it will open its own dedicated data center in the Salt Lake City area. The microblogger's Jean Paul Cozzatti said in his post that the dedicated data center will allow Twitter to "have full...
Legal investigation underway in Tyco's ADC acquisition
Several law firms are taking a look at the Tyco Electronics acquisition of ADC for approximately $1.25 billion to determine whether or not ADC's board accepted an offer from Tyco that represents the best value for shareholders. Such investigations are not...
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