Ethernet Alliance codes up on PoE; Ohio town eases into AT&T fiber; Apple nibbles at 5G: The week's top stories

Here's a listing of the cabling, wireless, and data center infrastructure industry's top 7 trending stories from the past week, as compiled each Friday by Cabling Installation & Maintenance magazine and CablingInstall.com.

1. Ethernet Alliance launches Power over Ethernet certification program

“Enabling swift and easy recognition of interoperable products designed to available IEEE 802.3 PoE standards, the program will elevate the user experience by minimizing market confusion between standards-based and proprietary PoE solutions,” the Ethernet Alliance said.

2. Ohio town uneasily grants AT&T multiple easements for fiber-optic equipment box installation

Cleveland.com's John Benson reports that some in Lakewood City "sensed AT&T wasn't necessarily happy with the protracted process."

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

HSM IT Services (Edmonton, AB) hopped onto Youtube for purposes of calling out a few common mistakes they say they always see.

4. Watch this time-lapse untangling of a data center rack

Data center installers may watch these timelapse videos with curiosity, and also a critical eye.

5. Apple to begin testing 5G wireless technology: Report

Apple has filed an application with the FCC to begin testing 5G wireless technology, Business Insider reports.

6. BICSI honors systems integrator CEC with Presidential Eagle Award

CEC (Hiawatha, IA), a nationally recognized systems and technology integrator, received BISCI’s annual Presidential Eagle Award for its BICSI Authorized Training Facility (ATF).

7. Hardcore data center cabling

'Aisle' bet you'll want to peep these hot data center photos...topped off by a cool blue (cabling) movie.

MUST-SEE PHOTOS: First server rack clean-up

New tech only had 3 hours - you should see what it looked like 'before.'