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Then and now: ICT cabling photos

April 3, 2020

COVID-19 has altered much. How quickly things change -- and yet, much remains the same.

Welcome to our periodic view into the very best of ICT structured cabling sitework, as seen posted in photos to social media at Reddit's 'Cableporn' sub-community.

How quickly things change -- and yet, much remains the same. Telecom and datacom cabling has been with us for a long time (ditto the expertise needed to install and maintain its systems) -- and it's going to be with us for a long time to come. In these uncertain times -- bank on that.

"Telecommunications done in the Seventies." -- Reddit/Cableporn OP [orig. poster]: u/SatisfyingDoorstep

"Putting the finishing touches on a GPON hub in Upstate New York." -- Reddit/Cableporn OP: u/Kingkade99

"A rack of Cat 6 I dressed and terminated in 2014." -- Reddit/Cableporn OP: u/LEGO_spaceman

"One rack each for me and my coworker. How did we do?" -- Reddit/Cableporn OP: u/olelwaw

"Re: My first big comm room. Update: Finally finished this 500 Cat 6a cable job; it's my first time building the entire comm room by myself. 2nd year Teledata Apprentice." -- Reddit/Cableporn OP: u/banaya27

Send your must-see cabling photos to [email protected].

About the Author

Matt Vincent | Senior Editor

Matt Vincent is a B2B technology journalist, editor and content producer with over 15 years of experience, specializing in the full range of media content production and management, as well as SEO and social media engagement best practices, for both Cabling Installation & Maintenance magazine and its website CablingInstall.com. He currently provides trade show, company, executive and field technology trend coverage for the ICT structured cabling, telecommunications networking, data center, IP physical security, and professional AV vertical market segments. Email: [email protected]