Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ: VIAV) today announced it has sold its ONT-600 400G tester to companies representing a significant cross-section of the high-speed optical networking ecosystem, demonstrating momentum in this emerging yet rapidly […]
Liz Goldsmith
Protocol and hardware testing for 2.5GBase-T and 5GBase-T – Cabling Install
The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) has been testing Base-T Ethernet since 1988. Ethernet speed increases have traditionally been a factor of 10, starting at 10Base-T and going to 10GBase-T […]
Legrand acquiring data center containment-system, cabinet manufacturer AFCO Systems
Legrand North and Central America (LNCA) announced it has acquired AFCO Systems, which designs, engineers, and manufactures racks, cabinets, enclosures and air-containment systems. “The acquisition will expand Legrand’s leadership in the commercial […]
FTTH Certification Course
This two-day certification course was developed by Light Brigade and the Fiber to the Home Council. It addresses FTTH design and planning, physical network architecture, video systems, Ethernet/IP networks, business/economic challenges and […]
The Network is Your Castle – Protect, Defend, and Clean It
The three main phases of a network security stance today are prevention, detection, and remediation. A recent survey by ServiceNow of 300 Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) investigates the state of network […]
Designing and installing fiber-optic cabling to support distributed antenna systems
Examining the similarities and differences between distributed antenna systems and fiber-to-the-antenna systems. Read the source article at cablinginstall.com
Long-wavelength optical networking brings singlemode fiber into data centers
A prevailing truth about optical networking within data centers is that deploying long-wavelength optics and singlemode fiber-optic cabling is more costly than deploying short-wavelength optics and multimode fiber-optic cabling. However, over the […]
Facebook starts work on 1m sq ft building in Iowa
datacenterdynamics.com – Facebook has started building a new data center on its Altoona site in central Iowa, which will add anouther million square feet (900,000 sq m) of space to a site […]
Webinar: High-Density Cabling and Connectivity
High-density cabling and connectivity are deployed in numerous environments, including data centers. The space-saving advantages enjoyed by high-density connectivity are accompanied by some challenges associated with installation and management of these connections. […]
Webinar: Mobilizing America- 5G and the Mobile Future
On May 18, the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and Mobile Future will present a free webinar discussing the power and promise of 5G wireless networks. Read the source article at ofsoptics.com