Cabling trash gut check poll: The week's top stories

Also: AT&T to acquire troubled 5G millimeter wave infra specialist Straight Path Communications; FCC urged to consult Native American tribes on wireless infrastructure; 3 mistakes some electricians made installing data cables at our jobsite

April 21, 2017

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Cabling trash gut check poll: The week's top stories

Here are the cabling, wireless, and data center infrastructure industry's top trending news stories from the past week, as compiled by Cabling Installation & Maintenance and CablingInstall.com.

1.) When wiring an office Ethernet network, would you throw trash in the wall?

When wiring an office Ethernet network, do you throw trash in the wall?

It's a long story, but we polled you on this question, and the results may surprise you.

2.) 3 mistakes some electricians made installing data cables at our jobsite

Cabling trash gut check poll: The week's top stories

Let's just admit: some mistakes were made.

3.) AT&T to acquire troubled 5G millimeter wave infra specialist Straight Path Communications for $1.6B

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For Straight Path, the deal comes after the company in January settled a dispute with the FCC for $100 million over allegations it lied about its buildout of wireless infrastructure.

4.) Fiber-optic cable build begins in carrier-neutral Colorado resort town

CablingInstall's Weekly Top 5: Emerson splits off Network Power; AT&T buffs up on Ethernet

New construction in Old Town Steamboat Springs represents the initial phase of a long-awaited $2.22 million fiber-optic network.

5.) FCC urged to consult Native American tribes on wireless infrastructure: Report

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A northern Idaho tribe reportedly demanded on Tuesday, April 11 that the FCC seek authorization before erecting broadband towers on sovereign Native American lands

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