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 […]
A New Approach To Building Data Centers | 2017-02-27 | ENR
In northwest Phoenix, Aligned Data Centers is building a massive facility that will use substantially less power and water due to an innovative design and construction plan. Most conspicuously, this data center […]
Data Center Design: Cable Support
Scott VanDenBerg of Data Center Knowledge walks us through some key considerations when thinking about cable support in the pathways of your data center design. He writes “pathways allow the placement of […]
Did Facebook steal the design for its data center in Sweden?
arstechnica.co.uk – Despite Facebook’s best efforts to get a trade-secrets theft lawsuit tossed, a federal judge is ruling that the social media giant must defend allegations that the companystole the design of […]
Get Longer Reach and More Connections
Berk-Tek premium transceivers paired with GIGAlite-10XB glass achieve a longer reach and more connections than standards. Traditionally, transceivers have been purchased from equipment manufacturers. But since a transceiver’s performance has more to […]
Design For Living: Fiber Optic Network Design | EC Mag
Last month, I discussed the growing pains I have seen in fiber optics. Some of the problems have been issues with incompetent subcontractors, but poor network design seems to cause just as […]
Three Ways Fiber Optic Cabling Impacts Enterprise Infrastructure Networks | CommScope
Today’s commercial buildings are challenging high-tech facilities. These buildings must provide efficient and cost-effective environments for the information-age-based worker. This can be done through optimization of its structure, systems, services and management, […]
Viavi Poster Session on OSNR in Coherent Systems at OFC
Measuring Optical Signal-to-Noise-Ratio (OSNR) in live Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) systems using polarization multiplexed transmission (Pol-Mux) is an unsolved challenge. In this paper a novel method to calculate OSNR from the […]
Call for Papers | IWCS: The International Cable Connectivity Symposium
Deadline approaching! Present your work to the worldwide cable and connectivity industry. Read the source article at iwcs.org
Online course for Field Testing of Cabling Systems – CommScope Infrastructure Academy
Do you test copper and fiber optic cabling installations? This course looks at the field test equipment required to verify installations for both copper and fiber cabling systems. It discusses test equipment […]
