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Explore practical guides, installation advice, product insights and industry updates from the DTECH team. Whether you're specifying products, planning a project or troubleshooting a network, you'll find straightforward technical content for installers, engineers and businesses.

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28/09/2026

Industrial Connectivity: M12 Connectors, Assemblies & Cable for Harsh Environments

DTECH's full industrial range in one place — M12 D-code and X-code connectors, made-to-length assemblies (including shielded PROFINET/EtherCAT builds), tool-free industrial RJ45, industrial and marine-grade Ethernet leads and cable, plus...
DTECH green Profinet cable with right-angle male and female M12 connectors, showing the pin and socket faces
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20/04/2026

How to Read a Cable Test Certificate: What Fluke Results Actually Mean

A Fluke DSX certification report is the evidence that a structured cabling installation performs to the standard it was specified to. It is what separates a certified installation from a...
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01/06/2025

Fibre vs Copper Data Cable: Which Should You Choose?

Copper or fibre — it's the first question on most cabling projects, and it rarely has a simple answer. The right choice depends on what your network needs to do...
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01/09/2025

Fibre Optic Connectors Explained: LC vs SC and UPC vs APC

Fibre optic connectors come up on every installation project, and the terminology around them trips people up more than it should. LC or SC? UPC or APC? Blue or green?...
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30/03/2026

Fibre Optic Cable Construction: Tight Buffered vs Loose Tube

Tight buffered and loose tube are the two fundamental fibre optic cable constructions. Every fibre backbone cable — whether multimode or single mode, internal or external, four fibre or forty-eight...
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15/06/2026

Fibre Insertion Loss and Return Loss Explained

Insertion loss and return loss are the two parameters that define how well a fibre optic link will actually perform — and they are the two figures that appear on...
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06/04/2026

DTECH Fibre Optic Systems: Everything You Need for a Complete Installation

DTECH supplies a complete fibre optic cabling system — from bulk backbone cable through pre-terminated assemblies, patch leads, pigtails, adaptors, splice accessories, and patch panels. Every component is available from...
DTECH black fibre patch panel with 24 violet OM4 LC Duplex adaptors and a partially extended sliding tray
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13/04/2026

DTECH AV-Ready Data Cable: HDBaseT Recommended for Professional AV Installations

HDBaseT has become the dominant standard for distributing uncompressed AV signals over structured cabling in commercial installations. DTECH is a member of the HDBaseT Alliance, and the DTECH AV-ready data...
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