CABLExpress launched its angled patch panels at Data Center World last week. The panels will improve the manageability and reduce the installation time of fiber cabling infrastructures. The angled patch panels feature a slanted design to route patch cords directly into vertical cable managers on both sides, eliminating the need for horizontal cable management. […]
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L-com launches Type-C USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 adapter cables
L-com Global Connectivity announced that it has introduced a new series of Type-C USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 adapter cables. L-com’s Type-C USB adapter cables provide a quick and easy way to connect older peripheral devices to a new computer, or to connect new peripherals that use a Type-C connector to an older computer system. […]
What are the types of twisted pair cabling available today?
The use of balanced, four twisted pair, infrastructure high-speed I/O network system copper cabling, both new and old types, is in a major transition right now. CAT-5e 100 MHz unshielded, twisted pair cabling usage is in significant decline as does not support newer emerging applications and signaling technologies. It has been used for primarily 100 […]
USB 2.0 Micro-B and Mini-B 5 position LSZH cable assemblies
L-com Global Connectivity, a preferred manufacturer of wired and wireless connectivity products, announced today that it now offers USB 2.0 Micro-B and Mini-B 5 position LSZH cable assemblies. L-com’s LSZH USB cable assemblies are designed for use in areas where toxic smoke from standard cables could damage sensitive equipment and for use in enclosed areas […]
L-com introduces Slim-Line 28 AWG Ethernet patch cables
L-com Global Connectivity announced today that it has launched two new series of slim-line 28 AWG Ethernet patch cables. L-com’s new slim-line 28 AWG Ethernet patch cables are engineered for high-density patching applications. The patent pending spline-free design offers a reduced diameter profile, ideal for applications that require a smaller, more flexible cable. The low-profile […]
New HELUEVENT hybrid cable bundles video, audio and electrical components
HELUKABEL, Elgin, Ill., recently announced its latest media technology cable – the HELUEVENT Hybrid. This cable combines video, audio and electrical components and is highly flexible at the same time. Its primary use is for control desks and mixing consoles, but can also be used in cameras with multiple outlets. It can be employed in […]
CABLExpress enhances RSD series fiber enclosures
CABLExpress has transformed its RSD series high-density fiber optic enclosures to improve cable management and ease of use in structured cabling environments. The new enclosures are now 33% lighter with a 19% depth reduction, saving valuable rack space in the data center. “The enhancements to our RSD series enclosures have been brought to life based […]
Eaton’s network rack system maximizes data center cable efficiency and flexibility
Power management company Eaton launched a flexible and space efficient rack and cable management solution for high-density network equipment and data center applications. Eaton’s B-Line series High-Density Network Rack System (HDNR) uses Eaton’s patented 4-Dimension structural support system to enable an increase in cable management capacity compared to competing vertical cable managers. Eaton’s HDNR system […]
New NaviTEK NT promotes faster copper and fiber network testing
IDEAL Networks, a global innovator in network testing, installation and management products, today launched its new NaviTEK NT network tester engineered to help IT professionals quickly pinpoint and resolve connectivity issues for both copper and fiber optic cabling in active or passive networks. Built for maximum versatility, it offers faster discovery of link and IP […]
Carbon nanotube coating makes coaxial cables lighter
A group of Rice University scientists has developed a new nanotube-based outer conductor for common coaxial cables that can make them 50% lighter than current designs. The Rice lab of Professor Matteo Pasquali has developed a coating that could replace the tin-coated copper braid that transmits the signal and shields the cable from electromagnetic interference. The […]