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Cable Types & Media

Our resource pages are here to help make sure you have all the information you need to make informed choices about your cabling needs for any project.

Welcome to your Cable Types and Media online resource.

Choosing the right cable type and media for your project can seem daunting, getting it wrong can cause a whole host of problems including performance issues, network disruptions, lack of compatibility and scalability problems, to name a few. Our resource pages are here to help make sure you have all the information you need to make informed choices for any project.

Data Cable Types

Choosing a data-cable type is less about yesterday’s cost-per-metre chart and more about tomorrow’s operating model. Get it right and the network remains invisible, quietly supporting every app update and desk shuffle, get it wrong at it causes a host of problems. Read more here.

The simple differences between Cat5e, Cat6, Cat6e, Cat6a, Cat7, and Cat8 Cables.

There are more than twenty years of technological development between Cat5 and Cat8. These can be difficult to navigate. If data cabling is not your core competency, you’ll be happy to know you don’t have to keep deciphering the differences between cable types on your own. Read our guide to help you make the right cable type choices for your business needs.

What is Fibre-Optic Cable?

Over the last 20 years, the telecommunications industry has rapidly evolved and fibre lines are quickly taking over. In this article, we take a look at what a fibre optic cable is and unpack everything you need to know about these tiny light-carrying cables.

Augmented Category 6 (Cat6a) Explained

Augmented Category 6, or Cat6a, is an enhanced version of the Category 6 Ethernet cable standard, designed for higher speeds and improved performance. It supports data transmission up to 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) over longer distances, typically up to 100 meters.  Learn more here.

Mixing Fibre Optics

Read about insights on mixing fibre optics and teh reaspns why this is not a good idea. Learn more here.

Copper Vs Fibre – Choosing the right backbone

When we talk about a backbone, we are not referring to the 2-metre patch leads between a PC and a wall plate. We refer to the permanent link that carries aggregated traffic between equipment rooms, floor distributors, data centre rows, or campus buildings. It must deliver, read about it here.

Single-Mode vs Multi-Mode Fibre Explained

We design and install thousands of single-mode and multi-mode links every month. The following guide distils that experience into practical advice for businesses planning new builds or major refurbishments.

STP Vs UTP – Shielded Vs Unshielded

Shielding is a surgical tool, not a box-ticking exercise. Over-specify and you waste budget on foil that adds nothing; under-specify and risk packet errors that haunt every software upgrade. Learn more here.

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