The week's top cabling and wireless stories

Here's a round-up of the top trending stories at CablingInstall.com from the past week:

Sumitomo Electric unveils coupled multi-core optical fiber -- New type of coupled multi-core optical fiber, suitable for ultra-long-haul transmission, has set records for low attenuation and low spatial mode dispersion in optical fibers for space division multiplexing.

Brocade acquiring Ruckus Wireless for $1.2 billion -- “The acquisition will complement Brocade’s enterprise networking portfolio, adding Ruckus’s higher-growth, wireless products to Brocade’s market-leading networking solutions,” a joint announcement said.

NEMA 4 enclosure protects public safety DAS remotes -- Zinwave introduced a new National Electrical Manufacturers Association 4 (NEMA 4) IP-66-rated enclosure for its wideband distributed antenna system (DAS) remote units.

Wireless network infrastructure demand propels video surveillance market -- Wireless video surveillance provides security in critical infrastructures such as cities and airports without incurring additional costs over maintenance and installation of the systems.

HDCVI chipset pushes surveillance HD video 500 m over existing coax cable -- With the launch of Exar's HDCVI chipset, video surveillance equipment design engineers now have a clear choice for cost-effective HD video components that adhere to a global open standard and are available from multiple suppliers.