Dell’Oro Group predicts in its recently released ‘Ethernet Switch & Data Center Five Year Forecast Report’ that 400-Gbps switch ports will begin to ramp strongly in 2019. Meanwhile, more than half of […]
400-Gbps switch ports to ramp strongly by 2019: Analyst
L-com unveils Cat 5e, Cat 6 mini-coupler patch panels in shielded, unshielded versions – Cabling Install
L-com Global Connectivity has launched a new series of mini-coupler feed-thru patch panels for use with data center, LAN, MDF/IDF, and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity applications. Read the source article at cablinginstall.com
Transition Networks streamlines hardened Gigabit Ethernet PoE+ managed switches – Cabling Install
Transition Networks, Inc. announced that it has expanded its Device Management System (DMS) features to its hardened PoE+ managed switches. The new SISPM1040-384-LRT-C and SISPM1040-362-LRT switches provide advanced DMS tools to make […]
MilesTek debuts patch panels covering multiple technologies – Cabling Install
MilesTek (Denton, TX), a manufacturer and supplier of products designed to address military and avionics applications, announced that it has released a new series of patch panels to address multi-technology connectivity applications. […]
New customer positions Uptake to take on GE
Panduit, which makes cables, connectors, cabinets and racks, fiber-optic components and other products to build the physical network for a telecom or computer system, is licensing Uptake software, which offers predictive analytics. […]
All Fiber Roads Divisible by 2 and 8
When looking ahead to future fiber applications, 8-fiber MPO solutions continue to make the most sense? That’s because all future duplex, parallel optic and WDM-based fiber applications are divisible by either 2 […]
ExteNet acquires Axiom Fiber Networks, increasing NYC fiber footprint – Cabling Install
ExteNet Systems, a provider of Distributed Network Systems (DNS) enabling advanced cellular, wireless and broadband connectivity, announced that it has entered into agreement to acquire MetroFiber Co., LLC, d/b/a Axiom Fiber Networks. […]
Clearfield quadruples fiber management products manufacturing capacity in Mexico
Through space and head-count additions, Clearfield says it is positioned to quadruple its manufacturing presence in Mexico. Read the source article at cablinginstall.com
Making sense of data center standards
It’s been challenging to keep up with the latest standards development for data center applications. Several colleagues of mine participate in the industry standards for Ethernet and cabling, and they tell me […]
More fiber, less space
Space is at a premium. Fiber optic cables can be stacked on top of each other, and accidental tight bends are more common than we would like to see. That’s why bend-insensitive […]
