Cables
Premise Cables
Premise Cables are the wiring that is used to network a business, government, academic and home equipment within a building. The data terminals, computers, video equipment and phone systems can be interconnected and networked together using copper cable. The cable runs from a central location…
Why You Need Direct Burial Cable: Durability, Flexibility & Reliability
Why Direct Burial Cables Are Important Direct burial cables play a crucial role in modern infrastructure by providing a reliable and efficient means of transmitting electrical signals and power. These cables are designed to be buried directly underground without the need for additional conduits,…
The What, When, Where & Why of Plenum Category Cable
WHAT First things first, WHAT is Plenum Category Cable? Let’s start with the first word, PLENUM. The term refers to the area set aside for air circulation of a heating or air conditioning system. Since cable is often installed in the air handling spaces, the industry has adopted the term to…
MORE... Fiber Optic Cable gives you more
In today’s culture MORE seems to be the goal. We want more stuff, more money to buy the stuff and more time to use the stuff we buy. The same is true when it comes to cable and the industries that are connected by them. We want to send more data, longer distances with more speed than ever…
What are LAN and Premise Cables anyway?
The terms LAN and Premise Cables are used frequently in the wire and cable industry. Do you really know what they mean and what they do? We’ve been providing some basic definitions on the blog and we thought this might be another area that we could provide Cable 101 information for our readers.…
Coaxial Cable: What it's all about
Coaxial cable is a type of cable that is used to transmit radio frequency signals. It is used mainly for distributing CATV or CCTV signals but has many other applications. It is great for use with the connection of radio transmitters and/or receivers with their antennas, for video display,…
Interlocking Plenum Armored Fiber Optic Cable: What it's all about?
Fiber Optic cables can be utilized for many different applications and industries. When it comes to essential data being transferred, such as internet service to an entire office building or communications between soldiers in a battlefield, it’s crucial that your fiber optic cable can withstand the…
I feel the need, the need for speed; Trends in the Fiber Optic Industry
Earlier this month we talked about some of the trends within the Home Automation Industry, today we thought we would look at some other trends within the wire and cable industry. As Goose & Maverick say in the 1986 film Top Gun “I feel the need, the need for speed.” Everyone is looking for…
Home Automation: The technology of the future can be in your home today!
You can monitor it from anywhere using your smartphone. You can control your heating & air conditioning even when you are away from home. You can enjoy music in every room of your home All of these are possible with Home Automation. Home Automation is a growing industry, expected to reach $16.4…
Access Control using Biometrics: Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
We’ve all seen it in movies, security systems that use iris scans to allow someone into a vault or voice recognition to gain access to classified information. But are these systems real, or are they a product of Hollywood fiction? Well, we have the answer for you…they are, in fact, reality! These…