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Patrick McLaughlin & Matt Vincent
by Patrick McLaughlin & Matt Vincent

FOA president chronicles training trip through Africa

Jim Hayes, president of The Fiber Optic Association, posted on the FOA website a summary of his recent trip to three African countries during which he, other FOA personnel, and professionals based in Africa provided fiber-optic training.The training...

Wall calendar takes comic look at data centers

I'm a bit late on the draw with this one but there's still plenty of time to enjoy and get use out of the March 2011-March 2012 wall calendar available from Communications Supply Corporation.The calendar includes comic-strip-style artistry from CSC sales...

Nearly-electrocuted copper-cable thief speaks remorsefully

Several UK-based news sources have reported on the fate of 22-year-old James Sorby, who was nearly electrocuted by 22,000 volts of electricity while trying to steal copper cable from an electrical substation.One of those sources, The Daily Mail, ran a...

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From the Pages of CI&M Magazine

Why DCMC matters for high-frequency transmission - Cabling ...
... The move toward 40- and 100-Gigabit Ethernet requires better and faster connectivity and lower noise within the transmission system. ...

Moving toward 40-Gbit/sec twisted-pair cabling - Cabling ...
... Distribution to core networks, and in some cases, the access to distribution networks, is being upgraded from traditional 10-Gbit Ethernet to 40-GbE networks. ...

Editor's Picks - Cabling Installation & Maintenance
... Kipp. “The industry is just beginning to adopt 100 Gigabit Ethernet and IEEE is developing lower-cost solutions as we speak. Only ...

Campus brings fiber and Cat 6A to the desk for advanced learning ...
... “We wanted fiber to every classroom, teaching space and conference room to futureproof for 40-Gigabit Ethernet, and to support advanced audio-visual ...

Solarflare exits 10GBase-T physical-layer business - Cabling ...
... bend. Modular 40/100-GbE fiber system. ... says. This enables the tML system to meet the low loss budget of 1.9 dB required for 40/100 GbE. ...

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