This white paper from Viavi explores Tier 2 optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) testing and examines its relationship to Tier 1 testing and how inspection plays into both. It also defines Tier […]
White Paper: The Rise of Tier 2 Testing (When Tier 1 Testing is not enough)
MuxLab’s latest AV-over-IP fiber extender delivers uncompressed 4K/60 video globally
New device delivers 4K/60 video from one or many sources, among one or many displays. Read the source article at cablinginstall.com
Dallas Data Center Market Shows No Signs of Slowing
It’s been a busy year in Dallas, and there’s plenty more to come. In addition to the recent Equinix acquisition of the Dallas Infomart, there’s been expansions from companies including RagingWire, Skybox, […]
CommScope and Nokia Team Up to Reduce Active DAS Solution Complexity
Building on previous collaboration, CommScope and Nokia have teamed up to develop a solution to reduce the interface complexity between a base transceiver system (BTS) and active distributed antenna system (DAS). Using […]
How Wild West stories helped me appreciate Automated Fiber Inspection
This past year, I’ve become hooked on Wild West stories. I owe this new obsession to streaming video services; as they all seem to be churning out new shows that take us […]
Automated multi-fiber connector inspection can be done in less than 12 sec with FiberChek Sidewinder
Laser Components has released the first handheld tool for the automated inspection of each single fiber of MPO and other multifiber connectors: the FiberChek Sidewinder by VIAVI Solutions. A pass/fail analysis of […]
Do we really need another data center facility standard?
Last week an announcement was made that the QTS Data Centers facility in Chicago received the UL3223 certification. The immediate questions which floated around in the industry was multi-fold; Why is UL, an […]
Why the Data Center Industry Urgently Needs More Women
The Department of Labor reports that women represent 47 percent of the overall workforce. While some careers boast a majority of women, they only have 26 percent representation among computer and information […]
Cobham to Sell Avionics Test Division to VIAVI
VIAVI Solutions will purchase Cobham’s wireless test and measurement and AvComm connectivity branches for $455 million. Both company’s boards have approved the sale, which is expected to close later this year pending […]
5 Tips for Better IT Security in 2018
Every day an estimated 2.5 quintillion bytes of data is generated, with no sign of slowing. Complicating matters is the constant barrage of threats ranging from malware to human error—and the plethora […]