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Sumitomo’s FOX Splice Cassettes Get an Update
We often do things the old way until someone presents us with a new one. Sumitomo Electric Lightwave is giving us a new way with their Fiber Optic eXchange (FOX) Cassette which includes one little design change: the mounting ears are removable, making rear loading...
AtlasIED® Continues to Simplify the Commercial Audio Space
The days of requiring an AV expert or engineer to install and teach you how to use your audio system are over. AtlasIED®, a global leader in comprehensive commercial audio solutions, has flipped the script and is turning the complex into something crystal clear....
Reduce Crowding with MiNo Small Diameter Patch Cords from CommScope®
Cat 6A cables are the bee’s knees… but they aren’t flawless. And as the world slowly, but surely, makes the move from Cat 6 to Cat 6A, surprise, surprise, a problem has emerged. The problem? Cat 6A cables fixed the issue with Alien crosstalk, which plagued Cat 6 at...
Clarity Matters in an Emergency
If you’ve been to an airport, you know AtlasIED® products. Those messages about not leaving bags unattended – and really the entire airport speaker system – are their work. But it goes beyond prerecorded messages. A speaker is more than a speaker when it’s an AtlasIED...
Small Diameter Cat 6A Cables from CommScope®
With today’s networks growing larger and larger, and the internet of things including ever more things, space in the cable pathways is getting slimmer. The move from a Cat 6 to Cat 6A, and the introduction of a larger diameter that typically comes with it, is...
Cat 6A: The Future of Enterprise-Level Networks
The future of gigabit ethernet cabling is here. Well… it’s actually been here since 2004. First appearing as SYSTIMAX® GigaSPEED X10D from CommScope®, the transition from 6 to 6A started in earnest years later, resulting in Cat 6A being the recommended cable modern...
Project-Specific Labeling Saves the Day
The most elegant solutions are often the simplest ones, and project-specific labeling is a Capital Idea that falls squarely in that category. If, for example, your spool of 12-strand fiber cable is supposed to go into the ceiling of room 345 on the third floor and you...
Manage Your Data Center Needs with CommScope®
Meet Propel™, the modular, ultra-low loss, end-to-end structured cabling and connectivity fiber platform. Get the bandwidth, speed and flexibility you need to keep pace with your evolving data center demands. Just like that cellphone in your pocket, where you’re...
Fiber Optic Excellence Has a Name: Sumitomo Electric Lightwave
What’s in a name? With Sumitomo Electric Lightwave... everything. Sumitomo is expertise wrapped in history. Sumitomo Electric Industries is a pioneering company that’s not just been in the game, they’ve been defining it for well over a century. To the point that...
Increase Your Installation Margins
Time is money. If you can save your technicians' time and only have them working on the critical parts of a speaker installation, you can increase the profitability of every project moving forward. No matter the size of the job, you already know you can count on...
Organize Your Cabling with J-Hook Trees
Like most installations, a cabling system often looks great at the beginning. Who doesn't love seeing the bundles of cables neatly laid out in the cable trays or J-Hooks? It’s those day two installations that can get very messy... very quickly. If the pathways are...
Go Next Level with Precision Fusion Splicing from Sumitomo
Want to increase your team’s efficiency while spending less on sub-contracting your fiber terminations? Of course you do! That’s a win-win anyone can get behind, and we think these solutions from Sumitomo will be the game-changers you need. Remember the old way, a...