by Ed Bullen | Jul 31, 2018 | Article
For over 20 years, Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH) data cables have been the popular choice, but this is changing. Data cables are now to be labelled with a Construction Product Regulation (CPR) EuroClass rating to indicate their fire properties. For example, what was...
by Ed Bullen | Sep 19, 2017 | Article
The following is a concise list of questions that need to be answered before a cabling system installation can be designed and planned. Specification 1. Where are the cables going from and to? 2. Is the cable specification for the present and future purpose known? 3....
by Ed Bullen | Mar 28, 2017 | Article
What are the advantages of Cat6a over Cat6 cabling systems? The role of Cat6a cabling is to support 10Gig Ethernet, whereas Cat6 will currently only support Gigabit Ethernet, except for short links. There are some disadvantages to Cat6a and you need to weigh these up...
by Ed Bullen | Sep 19, 2016 | Article
Here’s a brief guide to the Category 8 (Cat8) data cabling standards that are currently under development by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). Several options are being considered. Cat8 will...
by Ed Bullen | Jul 22, 2016 | Article
Be wary: If you are offered cheap cable or cable from an unqualified source, ask the question, is it a solid copper cable or a CCA cable? Copper clad aluminium (CCA) cables have aluminium cores with a copper coating. They have some legitimate uses but are now...
by Ed Bullen | Jun 15, 2016 | Article
We’ve compiled a list of fibre optic interface standards and have shown the distances that can be transmitted over different types of cable. Click here to download a PDF more detailed copy of this chart Standard Fibre type FDDI grade OM1 OM2 OM3 OM4 OS1...
