Cabling short takes: The week's top stories

Feb. 2, 2018
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.

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.

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.)

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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