All bases covered: The week's top 5 stories

At the threshold of summer, and in the fat part of the baseball season, the top trending stories from the past week here at CablingInstall.com involve fiber, copper, and wireless connectivities -- all bases covered.

At the threshold of summer, and in the fat part of the baseball season, the top trending stories from the past week here at CablingInstall.com involve fiber, copper, and wireless connectivities -- all bases covered.

Fiber-optic line cut leaves 911 out in parts of Michigan county
At the time of reporting, it was unclear if the fiber-optic line cut had also affected cellular 911 calls.

Corning selling its German data cabling business to Prysmian
Prysmian Group announced it has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of the copper data cable operation located in Germany from Corning Optical Communications.

Huber+Suhner debuts Quick-Fit DAS connector system
The Quick-Fit plus connector system for half-inch corrugated cables used in distributed antenna systems (DAS) debuted at SCWS World 2016 in London.

10Gb home and small-business networking: How-to
From iTechStorm, this entertaining yet informative video addresses why it is high time to deploy high speed networking in homes and small business offices.

90-degree Category 6A jack module
Cabling system provider R&M expanded its RJ45 connectivity portfolio by introducing a Category 6A module that enables a cable exit at a 90-degree angle.

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