Every day thousands of smart devices use Ethernet cables to join the Internet of Things (IoT). Understandably, most of this connectivity happens in benign indoor locations where temperature and ...

Cat 8 is overkill for most, but if you want the best of the best in terms of shielding and performance, it's as good as it gets. This particular gold-plated version comes in sizes from 1.5 to 150 feet ...

I have a large house that has horrible signal upstairs for our wifi. We bought a repeater, but the speeds are awful. We want to run a wire from the main level to the 4th level. Can we use regular ...

Amid all the interest in Cloud Computing, Big Data, the Internet of Things, and wireless connectivity in industrial applications, one thing is certain—cables are not disappearing any time soon. Though ...

Last week we took a comprehensive look at 10GBASE-T, what it is, how it compares with 1000BASE-T, and implementation challenges with 10GBASE-T: 10G Ethernet on copper cabling–Part I. Here's the rest ...

For more than 25 years structured cabling systems for voice and data applications have been standardized as 4-pair, balanced UTP, ScTP or Sc/FTP cable that now supports up to 40 Gb/s on 30 meters of ...