Global telecommunications infrastructure demand is continually advancing. Growth estimates predict the fiber optic market alone to be worth c.$3.72 billion by 2022. Predictions for the Internet of Things (IoT) also expect that […]
Free Webinar: Frustrated With LED Lamps and Dimming?
Selecting the right dimmer and lamp combination can be challenging. The good news is progress is being made. On April 26, at 2 p.m. EDT, join Leviton, Sylvania, and Electrical Contractor magazine […]
Webinar: The Power of Building a Secure Network Infrastructure
The continuing trend in Industrial Automation is the convergence of technology – industrial automation technology with information technology. The convergence of the plant-floor and enterprise networks increases access to production data, which […]
Webinar: Cabling Strategies for MDUs
Join Lightwave and Clearfield for a free webinar on March 29th at 1 p.m. EDT. This webinar looks at how to make fiber a more viable option for such applications — as […]
Direct-connect termination method to be recognized in TIA-568 standard document
During its February 2017 meeting, the TIA TR-42.7 subcommittee, which establishes standards related to twisted-pair cabling systems, agreed it will include the connection method sometimes call “direct-connect” in a normative annex to […]
CFOS/D: Online Fiber Design Training Course
This is a specialist certification covering fiber optic network design intended for network owners, IT personnel, facilities managers, network designers, inspectors, estimators, or technicians involved in the design or installation of fiber […]
Webinar: A Step-by-Step Approach to DAS Deployment Testing
With the emergence of Enterprise-funded DAS deployments, and with the marriage of Fiber and RF for Active DAS networks – it is critical for Enterprise installers and their partners to clearly understand […]
Endface contamination will degrade your fiber network
Since the first commercial installations in the 1970s, the deployment of fiber-optic communication technologies has risen at an astounding rate. Fiber-optic capabilities have become so pervasive and so enabling that this technology […]
Webinar: Is Hybrid IT the new holy grail?
How do you make the right decisions as to how and where to host and manage your IT assets? Cloud added not just a whole new set of choices to the decision, […]
Webinar: 2.5G and 5GBASE-T Technology – Multi-vendor Interop Here Today
In late 2016, the Ethernet Alliance and the NBASE-T Alliance held the first-ever joint plugfest for 2.5GBASE-T and 5GBASE-T Ethernet products. The industrywide effort brought together 15 diverse stakeholders from across the […]