3 mistakes some electricians made installing data cables at our jobsite; Check out this start-to-finish walkthrough of a VoIP network cable and Cat 6 wiring installation job
A recent Youtube video from HSM IT Services (Edmonton, AB) notes how "electricians are often contracted to run data cable (Cat5e, Cat6) while installing electrical wire. Many times, they do a bad job and we have to clean up the mess," opines the Canadian structured cabling installer firm. (We highlight this video with a certain awareness that this assertion is tantamount to "fighting words" for many skilled electricians who are also proficient in network drops, of whom there are of course many.)
That counterfeit cabling you installed is basically a whole-building fuse: The week's top stories
The Communications Cable and Connectivity Association (CCCA) recently produced a video that includes footage of counterfeit cable being subjected to a burn test, with drastic results.
Drool over this Cat 6 dressing and termination job
A cabling installer named Eddy Rodriguez posted this 2-minute video appreciating the "amazing dressing and termination" technique for this large-scale deployment of Cat 6 media.
CommScope’s FiberGuide® Design Pro helps you design a complete fiber raceway for your data center or central office using 2D and 3D technology. This video guides you through the...
