Cabling Installation & Maintenance articles from June 2005

Cabling Installation & Maintenance archives from June 2005

Sometimes, a bit can really bite.(EDITORIAL)(Column)
June 1, 2005... Three months ago, I wrote a column entitled Bits from BICSI," in which I related some of my experiences from the BICSI Winter Conference held in January. In one of the "bits," I questioned the validity of a pre-standard Augmented Category 6 UTP...

Why accounts-receivable financing is worth considering.(PERSPECTIVE)
June 1, 2005... Access to capital and cash flow are the lifeblood of any business, and those in the cabling industry are no exception. A cabling-contracting business cannot survive just because it has an exclusive market, a regional territory, or even a huge...

When fiber reaches home, will your residential network be ready?(Ask DONNA)(Column)
June 1, 2005... Last month, I covered some of the goings-on within the United States Congress concerning the deployment of fiber-to-the-home, fiber-to-the-curb, and similar initiatives that are aimed at providing broadband connections to residences. This...

Networking a network with an air-blown infrastructure: an air-blown fiber installation is providing the Time Warner Center in New York City with a network that's designed to adapt to emerging technologies.(design)
June 1, 2005... In one of the largest construction projects of the decade in Manhattan, contractors have installed an air-blown optical-fiber solution for the sprawling Time Warner Center (www.onecentralpark.com) at 10 Columbus Circle. The twin building...

The advantages of staying flexible: the degree of your success often depends on your materials.(NEWS in TECHNOLOGY)(Advertisement)
June 1, 2005... There are many instances during a network construction project where owners and builders are challenged to balance current and future capacity needs against existing budget constraints. Increasingly, managers, engineers and contractors are...

Strong Asian growth drives global structure cabling: the twin giants of China and India show the highest growth rates, with Russia not far behind.(installation)
June 1, 2005... A new worldwide study of the market for structured cabling published by Building Services Research Industry Association (BSRIA; www.bsria.co.uk) forecasts the global market to grow at an average annual rate of 2.8% in value terms between 2004...

Integrating technology into in-furniture cabling systems: routing cables in today's flexible, modular office furniture can include everything from a raised flooring system to zone consolidation points.(technology)
June 1, 2005... Keeping up with open-off rice churn has long been a challenge for IT and facility managers, with employee workspaces often being reorganized to support projects, restructuring, growth, or downsizing. As modular furniture partitions are moved,...

Added features & persistence increase IP cameras' market share: improvements mark a shift toward digital-based surveillance.(security)
June 1, 2005... When market researchers originally predicted Internet Protocol-based (IP) camera sales to reach $800 million by 2005, reports were based on a thriving economy that no one foresaw would decline. While IP camera sales have yet to reach the $800...

Cabling the classroom for successful audio-video: connectivity performance and connector housings can be a significant issue in K-12 multimedia projects.(multimedia)
June 1, 2005... Everyone is familiar with the real-estate industry mantra: location, location, location. The last few years have brought a similar refrain to the audio/video (A/V) and information-technology (IT) industries: convergence, convergence,...

Analysts: IP video market is 'exploding'.(INDUSTRY spotlight)
June 1, 2005... The availability of money in IT departments and the onset of broadband--and video that rides on that broadband--are driving the growth of Internet Protocol (IP) video in the security market. But according to speakers at ISC West 2005, held...

New optical-fiber installation helps New York City hospital get higher bandwidth for lower costs.(INDUSTRY spotlight)
June 1, 2005... New York-Presbyterian Hospital (New York, NY; www.nyp.org)has deployed an aggressive optical-fiber network to support an array of high-bandwidth Ethernet and storage services. The hospital installed ADVA Optical Networking's (Tokyo, Japan;...

Optelecom changes name, finishes acquisition.(INDUSTRY spotlight)
June 1, 2005... Optelecom, Inc. (Germantown, MD; www.optelecom.com), a maker of video surveillance equipment, has changed its corporate name to Optelecom-NKF, bringing to a close its steps to acquire NKF Electronics--a division of Draka Holding N.V. Draka...

DuPont launches abandoned-cable cleanup program.(INDUSTRY spotlight)
June 1, 2005... At last month's BICSI Spring Conference, DuPont (www.dupont.com) launched DuPont Abandoned Cable Services, a program it says is designed to make compliance to changing building safety codes and cabling standards simple and affordable. ...

BICSI gets a Beast of a system for Tampa training facility.(INDUSTRY spotlight)(Beast Cabling Systems)
June 1, 2005... Beast Cabling Systems (www. thebeast.us), a manufacturer of cable-pulling systems, recently donated its namesake system, the Beast, to BICSI (www.bicsi.org) for use at the organization's Tampa-based training facility. The donation is valued at...

Cable-routing solutions in modular furniture: mount-on-top and other raceway designs answer the challenge of open-office cabling.(product update)
June 1, 2005... Information-technology managers across the globe are now, or soon will be, deploying more-efficient high-speed, private, secure networks, lightning-speed Internet connections, Voice over IP (VoIP) phone systems, and technologies still on the...

Thin, light firestop sheet.(New Products)
June 1, 2005... The SpecSeal composite firestop sheet is a lightweight yet rigid device designed to seal medium to large openings in fire-rated walls and floors. The sheet is comprised of an intumescent layer bonded to a galvanized steel sheet that's...

Test, PON training.(New Products)
June 1, 2005... The Fiber Optic Test Equipment and Testing Fiber Optic Links instructional DVD covers basic fiber test equipment used by installers and technicians for acceptance testing, troubleshooting and link documenting. The DVD includes training on:...

Distribution devices for OSP applications.(New Products)
June 1, 2005... The DDPM-2GT, DDPM-2, DDM-2GT, and DDM-2 digital distribution modules (DDM) for outside plant (OSP) applications are UL-approved and designed for mounting on the company's JSDDF2 panels. The modules provide full protection for DS3 circuits...

Server rack with ventilated door.(New Products)
June 1, 2005... Designed to more precisely direct the flow of cooling air into the front-to-back direction used by many servers and electronic equipment products, these server racks feature fully ventilated front and rear steel doors with optional top-mount...

Handheld VoIP tester.(New Products)
June 1, 2005... NetTool VoIP combines cable, network, IP phone and PC configuration testing into a single device. The handheld tester lets you monitor VoIP service at the edge so you can see into VoIP calls by connecting between the phone and the network....

Endface inspector for fiber connectors.(New Products)
June 1, 2005... The Lightel CI-1000 video microscope is designed as an eye-safe and easy-to-use tool for inspecting optical-fiber connectors. The LCD model is a self-contained system with a 3.5-inch LCD screen and rechargeable battery power supply. The USB...

Cable management tools and tips.(New Products)
June 1, 2005... A new 88-page catalog from Cablofil features 58 cable management products, including the new Faslock Splice that's designed to speed the fabrication of bends and sweeps within a wire cable tray installation. All products in the catalog are...

Expandable sleeving.(New Products)
June 1, 2005... For bundling cable, this expandable sleeving is made from braided polyester yarn, and is designed to easily slip over a cable harness by bunching it together and then stretching it. The standard version is 10-mil. thick while the heavy wall is...

Automatic switching saves voice, data.(New Products)
June 1, 2005... For users with T-1/E-1 lines, the T-APS switch provides automatic protection by connecting one phone or data system to alternate links. It then automatically toggles to the redundant link when the line quality begins to fail. Through local and...