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Klein Tools
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Testing
Pocket-sized Cat 6/6A testing and crimping
Klein Tools adds two compact new tools to its Voice-Data-Video product line.
July 16, 2019
Motive
Data Center
CPI's Motive vertical cable manager awarded U.S. Patent
June 11, 2019
The Cable Ferret Company's Ferret WiFi is a multipurpose tool that serves as a wireless inspection camera and cable-pulling tool.
Design Install
Ferret WiFi: A combination cable-pulling tool and wireless inspection camera
May 10, 2019
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Design Install
Proposed legislation in Texas would classify some PoE cabling as electrical work
April 24, 2019
U.S. astronaut Anne McClain and Canadian astronaut David Saint Jacques pose prior to their spacewalk on April 8, 2019, during which the pair installed cables to provide additional Ethernet service to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA
Design Install
Astronauts install Ethernet cables on International Space Station
April 8, 2019
R&M's Professional Interconnection Management Equipment - PRIME - optical distribution frame provides fiber-optic network operators, including fiber-to-the-home networks, with planning freedom, the company says.
Connectivity
R&M’s PRIME ODF connects 5376 fibers in fiber-to-the-home networks
April 2, 2019
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Design Install
Fiber excavation gone wrong caused San Francisco gasline explosion
Feb. 14, 2019
Pictured here is a portion of Wave2Wave's ROME MAX-T. In early February Wave2Wave introduced the ROME MAX and ROME MAX-T, which are automated, robotic fiber-optic crossconnects that can switch up to 2000 optical fibers in a 19-inch footprint. ROME MAX is in a 7-foot-tall rack, and ROME MAX-T is in an 8-foot-tall rack.
Data Center
ROME MAX robotic crossconnects automate switching for up to 2000 fibers
Feb. 14, 2019
Installers place MaxCell fabric innerduct into an underground conduit. Successfully navigating congested conduit space will be a key element of preparing for 5G.
Wireless/5G
How the cabling industry can prepare for 5G
Feb. 7, 2019
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Fiber
Best practices for fiber-optic installation
Feb. 1, 2019
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Fiber Optic
Cabling Innovators Spotlight
Feb. 1, 2019
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CommScope
Category 6A Cabling
Sponsored
Fifteen Years of Proof: How Category 6A Became the Industry’s Most Versatile Cabling System
Originally developed for 10GBASE-T, Category 6A has proven that exceptional margin can support far more than its designers imagined.
Little Beaver Inc.
A hydraulic earth drill with a high-torque anchor handle and utility anchor adapter can significantly improve safety for anchor installation.
Design Install
How Earth Drills Maximize Safety and Efficiency During Utility Anchoring
Enabling a one-person install, the earth drill has several advantages over manually setting drive rods or using anchor crankers.
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