As the low-voltage industry reaches for higher bandwidth and longer distances for communications, fiber optic cable becomes the primary medium to achieve great distance and big bandwidth. Fiber optic cables provide three critical advantages over UTP/coax.  Standard multi-mode fiber has the potential for over 40 times the bandwidth of Cat5e UTP, so there is plenty […]

For the longest time, the common method for preparing a Cat5e/6 cable for termination has been to separate about two inches of the end of the outside jacket to expose the UTP pairs and begin untwisting the four individual pairs by hand. The piece of the jacket that was removed is typically discarded. What if […]

  As IP Security applications and other technology continues to demand increased bandwidth to manage large amounts of data, we have seen a rise in the use of fiber optic cables in between buildings as well as within structures. While many fiber cables on the market are ruggedized for outdoor installations, whether overhead, direct burial […]

  Fiber Optic media converters provide an inexpensive method to extend LAN IP connectivity using existing fiber optic links. With a pair of EtherWAN ET-EL100T media converters and functional fiber optic links, the extension of a LAN can be accomplished with components at a reasonable cost. The connection of the media converters to the fiber […]