Agriculture (23%) has emerged as the leading industry for IIoT and edge computing technology, followed by industrial automation (22%), automotive (20%), and energy & smart cities (17%).
Survey reveals top edge computing workloads
The Critical Role of Testing in Accelerating 800G Deployments
ntense cloud gaming requirements, emerging industrial connectivity needs and a new wave of applications powered by AI and ML are setting new expectations. This is why early, comprehensive testing has become a critical factor in accelerating 800G toward production and deployment to meet market demand.
The growing importance of fiber management in the data center – DCD
In hyperscale data centers and 5G networks, current fiber counts can be as high as 6,912 and even higher-count fibers are being manufactured. As more facilities embrace fiber-rich mesh architectures, the amount of fiber is only going to increase.
Managing the growing density of fibers and cables throughout data centers is becoming a full-time job. If not done well, the ramifications can be severe.
Examining single pair cabling technologies
Single pair cabling is intimately related to Single Pair Ethernet, a technology that has proven successful in other industries, particularly automotive production. For the past couple years, standards and product development activity have brought single pair cabling to the precipice of market introduction.
This roundtable-style conversation features the following individuals, whose companies are members of the Telecommunications Industry Association’s Single Pair Ethernet Consortium (SPEC): Adnan Ahmed, technical advisory and solutions lead, Reichle & De-Massari; Valerie Maguire, distinguished engineer, Siemon; Harshang Pandya, general manager, test and measurement solutions, AEM; and Bob Voss, distinguished engineer, Panduit.
The world’s oldest book meets modern communications
By combining the oldest book in the world with future-forward communications technology, the Museum of the Bible in Washington D.C. has created a multicultural experience of immersive environments, interactive exhibits and rare artifacts. And to keep it all connected, the museum trusted Superior Essex to deliver numerous high-quality, reliable cabling solutions for voice, data, Power over Ethernet, and complex audio-visual (AV) applications—all working together to captivate generations of believers for decades to come. Read the full article at: http://www.cablinginstall.com
High-density connectivity packs fiber into data centers
To accommodate modern networks with extreme density, manufacturers of transceivers have developed ways to increase the number of fiber connections in a given footprint. These transceivers require equally dense fiber connectivity. Recent technology developments have shrunken the amount of real estate occupied by dual-fiber connectors, as well as array-style connectors. This article examines some of the latest fiber-optic connector styles that accommodate today’s highest-density networks. Read the full article at: http://www.cablinginstall.com
Rearchitecting central offices into data centers
Telecom carriers understand they must continually modernize their networks to remain, or become, industry leaders. Over the past decade, revenues have stagnated, and traffic demands have increased exponentially, exacerbated by people working at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. This pressure has accelerated the adoption of central office rearchitected as a data center (CORD) technology in telco central offices (COs).
10 guidelines for qualifying and selecting fiber installers
Since its establishment, the FOA has developed 14 basic and advanced certifications and has issued more than 110,000 certifications worldwide. Despite these significant accomplishments, installation by inadequately knowledgeable and experienced personnel continues. One reason for this continuation is insufficient knowledge of how to qualify fiber installers. This article present 10 questions you should ask, and answers you should receive, to avoid the selection of such unqualified or underqualified personnel.
TIA’s and UL’s SPIRE assessment gets to the core of smart buildings with connectivity criteria
Given the role that wired and wireless connectivity play in enabling smart building technologies, there is a need for assessment that takes a deeper dive into ensuring the ability to transmit data and power across a range of spaces, systems, and devices, while providing the resiliency to maintain operations and the bandwidth and capacity to support future technologies. One program that takes a closer look at connectivity is the SPIRE™ assessment and verification program developed by the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and UL Solutions in coordination with numerous ICT technology stakeholders.
The future of enterprise cabling has Cat 6A written all over it
Cabling is one of the longest-lived assets in a network, and, while initial deployments of multigigabit technologies may be able to take advantage of installed cabling plants, anyone planning for the long term with a new deployment should consider Category 6A cabling to grow into the future without limiting application performance. This paper explores the history and likely future of data communications and power over Ethernet technologies to explain: what makes Category 6A fundamentally different from Categories 5e and 6 and why it matters today.
