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01/08/2025

Single Mode vs Multimode Fibre: OM3, OM4 and OS2 Explained

When fibre optic cabling comes up on a project, the conversation usually moves quickly to OM3, OM4, or OS2. These designations tell you everything about what a cable can actually...
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05/01/2026

Solid vs Stranded Copper Data Cable: Which Do You Need?

Copper data cable comes in two fundamentally different conductor constructions: solid and stranded. The names describe exactly what they are — a solid core uses a single continuous copper wire...
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12/01/2026

Speaker Cable for Commercial Installations: A Guide to 100V Line, Gauge and Run Length

100V line — also called constant voltage or high impedance audio — is the standard system architecture for distributed audio in commercial buildings. Schools, hotels, retail spaces, offices, and transport...
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09/03/2026

The Complete Guide to Cat6 Data Cable: Speed, Distance, PoE and When to Upgrade

Cat6 is the current baseline standard for commercial and enterprise network cabling. Introduced in 2002 and formalised under TIA/EIA-568-C.2 and ISO/IEC 11801, it replaced Cat5e as the recommended horizontal cabling...
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04/05/2026

The Complete Guide to Cat6A Cable: Speed, Distance, PoE and When to Upgrade

Cat6A — Augmented Category 6 — is the current recommended standard for new commercial structured cabling installations. Specified to 500MHz bandwidth and certified for 10 Gigabit Ethernet at the full...
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18/05/2026

The Copper Price Surge Explained: AI, Electrification and What It Means for Your Installation Budget

If you have priced copper data cable in the last eighteen months and noticed it costs more than it used to, you are not imagining it. Copper prices have surged...
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16/02/2026

What is a Keystone Jack and How Does It Affect Network Performance?

A keystone jack is one of the smallest components in a structured cabling installation and one of the most consequential. It is the modular connector that terminates the permanent horizontal...
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09/02/2026

What is a Patch Panel: Why They Matter and How to Choose

A patch panel is one of those components that is easy to overlook when planning a network — it does not switch, route, or process data, and to the uninitiated...
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