Until recently, the horizontal cabling in most buildings was designed to support speeds up to 1 Gbps to the desk, and 1000BASE-T was considered ample bandwidth for horizontal applications in Enterprise buildings. […]
White Paper: Fiber Backbone cabling
Singlemode or Multimode for Big Data in the Data Center? | Network Infrastructure Blog
The Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly evolving and brings many great advantages to organizations. However, the vast amount of Big Data that is expected from IoT, as well as from increasing […]
Optical Fiber Today
Download this infographic to learn optical fiber history and where it’s going today. Read the source article at Corning
High Speed Migration
Inside the data center, bandwidth demand is exploding while latency requirements shrink. To keep up, you need more fiber density, faster links, and the ability to scale on demand. Meet CommScope’s High […]
Equinix First Member of CommScope’s New Colocation Data Center Alliance | Data Center Knowledge
With the total operational square footage of global multi-tenant data centers (MTDC) expected to reach 177 million by the end of next year—with no end in sight to growth—CommScope announced that it […]
Siemon’s New SkinnyPatch™ 6A Shielded Modular Patch Cords Deliver Superior Performance and Improve Airflow in High-Density Applications
Siemon, a leading global network infrastructure specialist, today announced the addition of SkinnyPatch 6A S/FTP Modular Patch Cords that deliver superior category 6A shielded performance with a reduced diameter for improved pathway […]
Fiber Optic Resources For STEM Teachers
Teachers in all grades can introduce their students to fiber optic technology with some simple demonstrations. FOA has created a page for STEM or STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) teachers […]
Meet TIA’s new CEO Wes Johnston
The Telecommunications Industry Association this week announced that Wes Johnston has been named Chief Executive Officer. He brings to TIA more than 25 years of experience leading and transforming technology and telecom […]
OFS to Present Series of Sessions at Fiber Connect Conference
OFS, a leading manufacturer of innovative fiber optic products and solutions will showcase continued technical and industry leadership in two highly rated educational sessions at the annual Fiber Connect Conference to be […]
Optical termination enclosures streamline fiber deployment
One of the portfolios we’re most excited about is our family of optical termination enclosures (OTE). These solutions are specifically designed to streamline deployment of fiber. With four OTE series, there are […]
