CommScope Takes Constellation Connectivity Platform Global

CommScope recently announced its Constellation power and connectivity platform is available globally. “Now compliant with virtually all applicable global power and data transmission standards, the SYSTIMAX Constellation system combines fault managed power, hybrid power/data fiber and Constellation Points (CPs) in a star topology to connect hundreds or thousands of network devices or systems.

The company emphasizes that the star architecture implemented with the Constellation platform is “radically simplified” compared to traditional structured cabling networks; it is modular and technology-agnostic, CommScope points out. “It supports AC and DC power applications and a variety of connectivity standards for IT/OT networks,” the company says. “Eliminating the need for a telecom room or wiring closet on every floor, it enables centralization of uninterruptible power supply [UPS] equipment, and CPs can now be deployed in ceilings, walls, or equipment racks, using fewer components while supporting both converged and segmented networks.”

The radically simplified star architecture helps Constellation reduce labor costs by more than 50% compared to traditional solutions, along with reducing space requirements and using less plastic and copper—lowering the network’s total carbon footprint, CommScope notes. “The platform significantly extends service distances from equipment rooms and can deliver 10G-and-above speeds, and 1-kilowatt fault managed power to myriad connected devices in today’s increasing dense urban environments,” the company adds.

Luc Adriaenssens, CommScope’s vice president, building and campus cable and connectivity systems, commented, “The Constellation platform enables our customers to support much denser urban centers and a proliferation of connected devices in their buildings. By offering a modular, technology-agnostic solution, we’re giving our global customers more choices for building connectivity and power to the network edge—and helping them do it in a way that’s cost-effective, scalable, and sustainable.”