Cabling short takes: The week's top stories

Belden and Molex gear up for 2018 BICSI Winter; 5 data center trends to watch; Interactive 3D fiber patch/splice module is just too cool; Integrated home, network security in single appliance on display at CES 2018.

Feb 2nd, 2018

Cabling short takes: The week's top stories

Cabling short takes: The week's top stories

Here's the top trending industry news stories from the past week, as compiled by Cabling Installation & Maintenance magazine and CablingInstall.com.

5 data center trends to watch in 2018

As excerpted from Data Center Knowledge.

Cabling short takes: The week's top stories

Interactive 3D fiber patch/splice module is just too cool

From AFL. Check this out.

Survey finds 25% of healthcare organizations put patient data at risk in the public cloud

Integrated home, network security in single appliance on display at CES 2018

Fortress Cyber Security launched its UTM PLUS system, which integrates home security and network security in a single appliance. Opinions in the network cabling trade on this type of device are mixed. (Link is to CablingInstall's Reddit social media thread where the product is mentioned.)

5 tricks for managing complex cabling projects

Belden tightens digital building technology focus for 2018 BICSI Winter

The 2018 BICSI Winter Conference & Exhibition will be held Feb. 4-8 in Orlando, FL.

Molex spotlights high-speed MPN Structured Cabling line at 2018 BICSI Winter

Molex manufactures a comprehensive offering of copper and fiber MPN Structured Cabling solutions for transmitting voice, data and video signals.

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BICSI, Facility Guidelines Institute sign healthcare industry MOU

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UL and Underwriters Laboratories announce leadership succession

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Lubrizol positions new halogen-free, flame-retardant polymers for wire and cable applications

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NEMA standard specifies for coexistence of connected vehicle roadside infrastructure

A vital component of the connected vehicle ecosystem is the ability for vehicles and the infrastructure to communicate with each other regardless of the type of device or underlying technology.

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OSR Enterprises taps Rosenberger for vehicle hyper-connectivity systems

OSR’s EVOLVER centralized computing system, combined with Rosenberger´s high-performance connectors, cables and harnesses, now optimally addresses the requirement for processing rapidly growing volumes of data from vehicle systems.

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Award-winning Paige GameChanger cable secures U.S. patent

U.S. Patent award ends the GameChanger's three-year quest to become the first four-pair datacom cable to perform beyond the 100-meter channel distance for Ethernet data and power (PoE).

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ShowMeCables unveils 28 AWG Cat6a Slim Patch Cables

The Cat6a Slim Patch Cable is 40% thinner than other Ethernet cables, claims ShowMeCables.

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Healthcare ICT best practices standard ANSI/BICSI 004-2018 is updated

BICSI announced that its ANSI/BICSI 004-2018 standard for healthcare ICT best practices has been significantly revised and expanded.

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LightCounting updates its forecast for sales of optical transceivers and releases its 'High Speed Ethernet Optics Report.'