The past several months have seen an onslaught of hurricanes, earthquakes and wildfires around the world, providing yet another object lesson in how unpredictable and unforgiving natural disasters can be. So, what […]
Maintaining data center operations, come hell or high water
Life in the Fast Lane: Blurring the Lines at the Edge of the Network
The past decade has seen a great deal of transformation throughout the telecommunications industry. But by all accounts, we haven’t seen anything yet. The evolution of the edge and access networks, as […]
Fast Fiber-Optic Network Propels Hotelier to Top 1% Guest Satisfaction Ranking
Tellabs, the leading provider of Passive Optical LAN (POL) solutions, and UberData Networks, a full-service network system integration company, have teamed together to deliver a fiber-based hotel and resort local area network […]
Webinar: Interpreting Fiber Test Results and How to Identify Common Mistakes
Learn how to read the many fields on a fiber optic certification report generated by a field tester and understand how they will affect the applications you are planning to run. Read […]
Cabling tester manufacturers have changed test-results management forever
Not too many years ago a cabling tester was just that—a device that tested an installed cabling system to specific performance parameters and reported whether or not the infrastructure met those specifications. […]
High installation cost of DAS plus lack of infrastructure could restrain market: Analyst – Cabling Install
A new industry report, entitled ‘Distributed Antenna System Market, Technology, By Coverage , By End-User – Forecast 2016-2022 – Market Synopsis’ is now available. North America is expected to dominate the global […]
IEEE announces formation of 802.11 Light Communications Study Group
IEEE and the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA), today announced the formation of the IEEE 802.11 Light Communications Study Group. The new study group will directly engage with manufacturers, operators and end users […]
Prysmian Group acquiring General Cable for $3 billion
Prysmian Group and General Cable Corporation jointly announced on December 4 they entered into a definitive agreement under which Prysmian will acquire General Cable for $30 per share in cash. Read the […]
A New Approach to Cooling Changes the Chiller vs Free Cooling Conversion
Free cooling, which is the use of naturally cool air instead of mechanical refrigeration, can dramatically reduce the power needed for data center cooling. For colocation tenants, that means dramatically reduced costs. […]
The Evolved Data Center Model
The traditional data center model is like the old cable TV and music models, which forced you to buy and pay for all 189 channels and all ten songs, even if you […]
