In today’s industrial networks, fiber optic cable is often used as the backbone because of the inherent benefits over copper cable, but two of the main focuses for industrial fiber are the […]
Fiber Optics in the Industrial Environment | Anixter
Designing a Reliable Cabling Infrastructure for Healthcare Facilities
Hospitals and other medical facilities face the daunting challenges of managing information. As patient records, diagnostic information, and even the operating theater all increasingly rely on networked electronics, the amount of data […]
Siemon helps improve thermal efficiency in rack mounted spaces
Siemon SnapFit Thermal Blanking Panel is a toolless blanking panel used to help improve thermal efficiency by preventing airflow through vacant rack-mount spaces within enclosures. The SnapFit Thermal Blanking Panel simply snaps […]
CommScope sees Cloud Migration, Security & Network Convergence trending in 2017
With changes and uncertainty in the global landscape – Brexit, President-elect Donald Trump, country leaders resigning – 2017 could be the year of massive change as businesses loosen their purse strings and […]
FTTH Council: Fed govt should track all-fiber connectivity to community connection points – Cabling Install
On October 11, the Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Council Americas called on the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a community fiber density […]
Raritan, Legrand unveil intelligent cabinet concept at Gartner data center conference – Cabling Install
On Dec. 5, at the Gartner Data Center, Infrastructure, and Operations Management Conference in Las Vegas, Raritan, a provider of intelligent data center management and rack power distribution solutions, in collaboration with […]
Corning: Recent Fiber-Optic Acquisition Will Drive Transformation/Shareholder Rewards – Corning Inc. (NYSE:GLW) | Seeking Alpha
Our primary theme for Corning (NYSE:GLW) as an investment has been a theme of transformation towards balancing revenue/earnings across all of its divisions more evenly and lessening dependence on the company’s price […]
Practical considerations for complying with the 2017 NEC requirement for power over communications cable – Cabling Install
Now that we have the new 2017 National Electrical Code (NEC) NFPA-70, the challenge for owners, designers, and installers is to figure out how to successfully apply this code in the field […]
A practical approach to implementing power delivery over structured cabling – Cabling Install
This article will provide a “rough guide” for an IT administrator who is implementing a Power over Ethernet (PoE), PoE+ and/or four-pair PoE++ power over an existing cabling plant, and some implied […]
TIA’s healthcare cabling standard undergoing revision – Cabling Install
In 2010 the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) published the ANSI/TIA-1179 Healthcare Infrastructure Standard. The standard was the culmination of years of work within the TIA’s TR-42 Engineering Committee that began in 2004 […]
