http://www.comms-express.com/news/structured-cabling/ en-gb Tue, 02 Dec 2008 2:00:13 GMT Copyright: (C) Comms Express 2007 http://www.comms-express.com/images/logo.jpg http://www.comms-express.com/ Networking equipment manufacturer Netgear has introduced a new range of power line adapters for turning plug sockets into high speed internet connections, it has been reported.

According to thomasnet.com, the Power Line HD Plus Ethernet Adapter Kit and the Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter Kit allow users to stream data, including high-definition video down power cabling.

The 200 megabits per second speed of a power line connection, ensures that the it is capable of withstanding intensive use, the news provider states.

Chris Geiser, Netgear's product line manager for Powerline devices, told the website: "The increasing demand for consistent high-speed Internet connectivity throughout the entire home compels networking providers to engineer products that are not only fast and reliable, but also simple to install for the average consumer."

Meanwhile, details of a new media streaming box from Netgear have been leaked onto the internet.

The new EVA9000 will have native Mac support, unlike its predecessor.]]> http://www.comms-express.com/news/structured-cabling/netgear-introduces-power-line-data-convertors-18906209/ 2008-12-01 17:25:07
The company, which cannot be named for legal reasons, was carrying out the routine work in Acton when the incident happened.

Wrexham council claimed the fine was in keeping with their stance to protect the local environment.

The money will be used to buy and plant a new tree on the same street.

Jonathan Warren, the environment department's arboricultural manager, said: "Any company carrying out excavation work in close proximity to trees should be doing it in accordance with industry guidelines."

Meanwhile, according to CBR Servers, the IT industry is making moves to ensure the sector is more environmentally friendly.

Data centre's networking equipment and cabling are at the heart of the green drive as hosts aim to reduce green house gas emissions and carbon footprints.]]> http://www.comms-express.com/news/structured-cabling/cabling-firm-pays-for-damaging-tree-roots-18906183/ 2008-12-01 17:20:17
StarHub has unveiled details of its Home Zone technology, which can connect a users 3G mobile to an enabled router within the home to make calls and send messages over a cable network.

According to the developer, the Home Zone can support all 3G mobile telephone usage and up to four 3G mobile users can simultaneously call out over the service.

Head of Mobile and Communications at StarHub, Anil Nihalani, said users do not need to purchase special phones to use the "3G femtocell technology", which gives it an advantage over other services such VoIP.

"By extending the ability to use the 'Home Zone' service to immediate family members, hubbing families who are our 3G mobile customers, will be able to get more out of it with better cost-savings and convenience," he added.

Green Grid member 3Com recently said that teleconferencing was one way in which businesses can be more environmentally friendly.
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Telephone network operator Swisscom has announced it is partnering with four internet service providers in order to market the new fibre-optic network under a pilot project commencing in March 2009.

Reuters reports the first stage of the project will include the cities of Zurich, Basel and Geneva.

Fibre-optic cables have already been laid in all three cities and Swisscom hopes to be able to make the network available to commercial customers in autumn 2009.

The company aims to connect 100,000 households by the end of the year.

Swisscom said: "The partners are VTX, green, netstream and init7.

"They will test the network provider's fibre-optic infrastructure, and use it to deliver their own services to residential and small to medium-sized business customers."

The Fibre to the Home Council of Europe recently issued its recommendations in response to the consultation into the development of next generation data networks.
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Building regulations require businesses to use special cables in fire-protection systems, but Mark Froggatt, marketing services manager for Draka, claimed that all too often it does not happen.

Officials charged with enforcing building regulations in London appear to be well versed in the stipulations for fire-safety systems, he stated, but in other parts of the country compliance is patchy.

Mr Froggatt suggested a misunderstanding of the installation essentials relating to "large or complex buildings" may be part of the problem, together with a lack of knowledge about cables compliant with BS 7346-6 and how widespread its availability is.

Draka has installed its fire-safety systems on several prestigious projects in recent months, including at St Pancras International station and on the northern extension of the London to Paris rail link.
]]> http://www.comms-express.com/news/structured-cabling/firms-ignoring-cabling-safety-regs-18900189/ 2008-11-27 16:44:12 network cable – in turn reducing the amount of money spend by carriers on installing cabling, it has been reported.

The shift is also being driven by people's reliance on mobile phones, according to Network World.

Analyst Stephane Teral told the news provider, the economy will not get back on track until at least 2010.

He claims that it won't be until 2011 when cabling deployments will start to pick up again.

Teral believes cable providers that have been planning to adopt new cable voice infrastructure, including voice splitters, but are likely put their plans on hold, since customers tend to do without basic cable services during recessions.

Some of the decline in sales of VoIP infrastructure can be blamed on the ongoing recession hadded.

VoIP allows for the transmission of voice communications over internet connections and is usually used in conjunction with a VoIP enabled phone.]]> http://www.comms-express.com/news/structured-cabling/credit-crunch-reduces-landline-demand-18900173/ 2008-11-27 16:40:42
If the planning application, which was submitted by a subsidiary of Scottish & Southern Energy, is given the go ahead the island could become a future site for renewable energy.

The cabling would run from Gravir, in South Lochs, underneath a salmon farm and out to sea via Loch Odhairn.

It would end up in Inverness on the Scottish mainland and the multi-million pound undersea cable would carry electricity from Feiriosbhal wind farm.

The move is significant and Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission has already submitted plans for a new generator.

In related news Anixter International has seen it European electrical cable and wire sales increase by 18 per cent during the third quarter of this year.

The firm said that sales outside the UK market, where the majority of the company's European business is usually carried out, have grown by 29 per cent.]]> http://www.comms-express.com/news/structured-cabling/scotland-to-embark-on-large-cabling-project-18852586/ 2008-10-31 10:34:48
Located one kilometre off the cost of Northumberland the two wind turbines, which have the potential to generate four megawatts of energy, have been unusable since an undersea transmission cable was damaged on the rocky sea bed, according to New Energy Focus.

Repairs began when E.ON had acquired full ownership of the farm in June 2007, the website states.

Previous stakeholders in the project included Shell, Nuon and Amec.

A spokeswoman for E.ON told the news provider: "A brand new armoured cable has now been laid, along a different route, and has now been energised over the past few days with a view to returning the site to power."

She added that the wind farm, which is Britain's first offshore generator should be up and running by the end of the month.

Meanwhile, a leading manufacturer of undersea cables, Prysmian Cables & Systems is said to showcase its products at ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi between November 3rd and 6th.]]> http://www.comms-express.com/news/structured-cabling/blyth-wind-farm-to-come-back-online-18852578/ 2008-10-31 10:32:27
According to the Weston & Somerset Mercury, the council is looking at a way to link the district's many schools with Weston College.

The paper states the move is to allow pupils to take part in group lessons and lectures while being at different sites.

At a council meeting this week, councillor Jeremy Blatchford raised the issue of where the cabling could be installed and suggested using the areas sewerage network, according to the news provider.

The introduction of the high-speed network is expected to cost £763,654 and the cost will largely be met by central government and through related grant funding, it reports.

Meanwhile, the next generation of fibre optic broadband is expected to reach four million homes in the UK by 2013.

Point Topic believes that BT's aim to connect ten million homes to the fibre optic network by 2012 is unrealistic.]]> http://www.comms-express.com/news/structured-cabling/high-speed-cables-for-north-somerset-sewers-18852570/ 2008-10-31 10:28:17 network cables boost through a new connection, it has been reported.

Nations within the region will be connected by an advanced, reliable and scalable submarine network cable provided by Gulf Bridge International (GBI), according to the Gulf Daily News.

The announcement was made during this year's GITEX event in Dubai and over the course of the next two years submarine network cable operator GBI will construct the infrastructure to be operational ready for 2011.

GBI is backed by a number of regional and international organisations including Knowledge Ventures, Al Madar Telecom and Metel.

Knowledge Ventures chairman Rashid Alnaimi told the publication: "The realisation of a knowledge-based economy and society in the Gulf region is highly dependent on competitive and resilient connectivity, both on the regional and international scale."

The report also noted that the Gulf region is currently experiencing increasing levels of broadband penetration.

Meanwhile, in other news IDG News reports that Zambia Telecommunications has teamed up with Huawei Technologies to install fibre leads across its national network.

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]]> http://www.comms-express.com/news/structured-cabling/gulf-region-to-receive-new-network-cables-18843500/ 2008-10-24 17:04:08 network cables is on the increase in the Hohoe district of Ghana, according to telecommunications company Ghana Telecom.

Since January this year, 25,000 metres of telephone cable have been stolen, with new incidents occurring each week.

Seth Seglah, head of the Hohoe district for Ghana Telecom, told the Ghana News Agency that the full cost of the crimes totals 50,000 Ghanaian cedis (£23,540).

Two separate operations earlier this year resulted in the arrest of four individuals in relation to the theft of network cables, he said.

However, there has been no let up in the number of incidents reported and police are having trouble clamping down due to a lack of patrol vehicles.

Telephone network cables have also been stolen in India, with telecoms provider BSNL reporting numerous incidents in the Punjab region.

Services have been severely disrupted as a result, the company's general manager Naresh Sharma told the Hindu Business Line.

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According to the Hindu Business Line, a crime wave has been taking place over the last six months, with cables belonging to Indian telecoms firm BSNL being hit.

"Thieves and anti-social elements have been at work recently and have stolen our cables from manholes/bridges," confirmed the company's general manager Naresh Sharma.

He said it can take up to seven days to repair the damage done to the network, which has a negative impact on telephone services.

Indeed, a recent theft of copper cables resulted in the cutting off of around 800 telephones and it may be a week before services are resumed.

BSNL is now urging its customers to be on the lookout for the cable thieves. It has informed them via text message that it does not carry out any cabling work at night and has asked them to contact the police if they see any nocturnal activity.

Formed in October 2000, BSNL, or Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, claims to be the seventh largest telecommunications company in the world.

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The P800 series incorporates a number of new designs and features, including the ability to minimise noise disturbances, the company said.

Featuring standard compatibility and colour-coded wiring labels, the patch panels claim to offer smooth and uninterrupted flow of data to the workstation.

Management of network cables is made easy thanks to the design of the products, which are lightweight and easy to mount.

According to Digi-Link, the new patch panels exceed the industry standards for Cat6A products.

Digi-Link products are available across several countries in Latin America, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Middle-East.

D-Link India, its parent company, offers a number of products including KVM switches, network storage and routing technology.

Earlier this year, it managed to reduce the power consumption of its Gigabit Web Smart series of multi-port switches.

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The FibrePlus range offers a high density of fibre optic connections per unit of space, which according to Brand-Rex makes them ideal for use in crowded data centres.

Because of their shallow depth they can be installed within most standard data and server racks and wall mounted data cabinets, the company adds.

The front face of each panel includes a port identification strip and management of fibre leads is made easy thanks to a quick release sliding tray.

Brand-Rex states: "The integrated design features ensure that even once installed the panel can be readily re-configured to accommodate the changing needs of today's high speed networks."

As well as the Fibre-Plus range, Brand-Rex has also launched a series of coloured coded patch panels which allows for quick and easy identification of ports.

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Complete with assembly instructions, the 19-inch snap-in-jack patch panel accommodates 24 ports within a 1U configuration.

It comes with a detachable cable management bar and features removable coloured inserts which allow for quick and accurate identification of ports.

Customers can purchase the inserts - which come in red, white, blue, green and yellow - separately in bags of eight.

According to Brand-Rex, the new patch panel is compatible with all standard 19-inch data and server racks and cabinets.

Brand-Rex has also launched a new high-performance Cat6 cable which it claims will "future-proof" networks.

The 10GPlus Zone cable is said to be smaller and lighter than conventional network cables and fully compatible with all Cat6 and Cat5e products.

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According to research conducted by Voice over IP (VoIP) provider Inclarity, one third of office workers have seen their company phone connections severed as a result of flooding, power cuts, equipment faults or road works in the last 12 months.

Some 60 per cent of those affected said the disruption had lasted a full day, costing significant losses to revenue and productivity.

Dave Millett, chief operating officer at Inclarity, said companies need to take steps to safeguard their telephone systems in the event of damage to their network cables.

Indeed, almost two-thirds of employees questioned said they did not know whether their company had any disaster recovery measures in place to cope with phone disruption.

"Communication is the foundation stone of any successful business. Companies need to put more emphasis on ensuring that their phone system is as protected from downtime as they do with other areas such as network and data access," he remarked.

Inclarity's operating platform currently supports more than six million dedicated VoIP lines.

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The Global 2U 48-port panel is designed for distributors in enterprise networks and data centres and can be installed without the use of tools.

It has space for up to 48 ports over two height units which can accommodate 16 connection module holders, each with three RJ45 modules.

Martin Reichle, chief executive of R&M, said a cabling solution that is both clear and easy to handle will provide the best protection against errors and faults.

"With the new, compact Global patch panel, R&M has made an innovative contribution to greater security and availability for LANs and data centres," he remarked.

Last month, R&M, which supplies passive cabling solutions for communication networks, said it was constructing a new building in Switzerland to house its production facilities as the company looks to continue its worldwide expansion.

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It will showcase its new portfolio, which includes a new audio jack field and a high density and high definition video patch panel.

Other features to be on display include a new audio monitoring system, video accessories and a changeover switcher.

The company will also showcase its top range of Image HD video cables which have received worldwide recognition.

Among the highlights at the Argosy Cable stand will be the 32-way Audio Jack Field which is suitable for wiring to audio routers.

Mike Purnell, director at Argosy, said: "We are delighted to be represented with our partner company, Argosy Cable Asia, at Broadcast Asia this year.

"We have seen substantial growth in this region and are committed to continue to supply our much sought after infrastructure and cable products to customers in Asia Pac as they continue the build out of their HD facilities."

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It includes the UK A4 templates, as well as software with the new US letter size labels.

Customers will find the software – which comes with all Sharpmark cable label part numbers – easy to use.

All types of numbers will be able to benefit from the software's complex number-generating abilities.

All users need to do is put in the first and last elements of the sequence and fill in the rest.

Graham Barker, technical director at Sharpmark USA, said the software was an "integral" part of the company's labelling system.

He said: "We've invested heavily in its development over the years to ensure that it is as user-friendly, versatile and powerful as possible.

"This is a great opportunity for users to find out how straightforward it is to use even for complex sequences."

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The connection will run between two of its London data centres for a five year period.

The deal comes after Geo was commissioned to upgrade and replace Siminn's link between Telehouse East and Telecity Redbus Meridian Gate and enables Siminn to offer its customer more security and faster services.

Fibre is routed through the sewer system in London, which the companies believe addresses network outage and security problems.

Thor Jes Thorisson, chief technical officer at Siminn, said: "Due to our growing customer base, we required a high capacity, scaleable solution on which to run faster technology and eliminate congestion on our network.

"Geo, who was highly recommended to us, has helped us fulfil our capacity planning needs for the near future in a very cost-effective and efficient manner."

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