Category 6 Augmented For New Networks - Ethernet cables are an essential part of any network regardless of its size. Cat6a Plenum is a category 6 cable. The “a” stands for augmented in Cat6a. This is the latest cable...
Fiber Cable To Be Installed In Airbus - Though it might not garner many headlines, the “copper versus fiber optics” debate is raging within aviation, as industry stakeholders consider the best conduit for quickly transmitting an ever-increasing amount of...
Undersea Fiber Cables Used To Detect Earthquakes - Fiber-optic cables that constitute a global undersea telecommunications network could one day help scientists study offshore earthquakes and the geologic structures hidden deep beneath the ocean surface.
In a paper appearing this...
A grant from the Alabama Power Foundation will go a long way toward educating information technology (IT) students at John Pope Eden Technical Career Center, said Principal Trisha Turner.
Last spring, the Foundation awarded the technical career center in Ashville...
Industrial Ethernet communications technology is continuing to morph and adapt to the demands of a future Internet of Things (IoT) world with the ongoing development of Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) and IEEE 802.3cg standards.
Developments within the automotive industry are...
Ladder Safety
Ladders are used every day but can be dangerous when they are not used correctly. Injuries can occur when a portable ladder is placed on uneven or unstable surfaces. When workers reach too far to one side and...
Network Breakdown - Destruction of Telecommunications
The breakdown of essential communications is one of the most widely shared characteristics of all disasters. Whether partial or complete, the failure of telecommunications infrastructure leads to preventable loss of life and damage to...
Planning A Safe Work Environment - Underground Services Safety
Duties as a client
Clients have a duty to make reasonable inquiries about underground services and pass relevant information to the designer(s) and contractor(s). Your own files and other records may contain...
Although damage to telecommunications cables may be very expensive, generally there is no direct risk of personal injury. However, damage to cables can pose a risk to the general population served by these cables. A breakdown in service can result in...
Wired Communications
This is a broad term that is used to describe any type of communication process that relies on the direct use of cables and wiring to transmit or transfer audio, video and data. A classic example of wired communications is the traditional...
