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Sudlows has been awarded the framework contract for the job, which will see increased connectivity delivered to university buildings across Leeds.

The firm said it will deliver a flexible and resilient infrastructure that can support the ICT network across a dynamic learning environment, student services and accommodation.

Leeds Met's infrastructure consists of a combination of structured cabling and fibre cable systems, designed to ensure students and staff receive a fast and reliable bandwidth delivery.

In related news, Sudlows has also secured a contract to fit out The Manufacturing Technology Centre's new server room with data and networking equipment.

Andy Hirst, global projects director for the firm, said the new facility - to be designed by Sudlows - will be able to support an advanced level of research and data analysis.

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Tim and Holly Davies built their four-bedroom home after buying a plot of land from a neighbour on the edge of Sonning Common, reports the Henley Standard.

With Tim being an electrical contractor, the installation of top quality structured cabling was on the agenda from the start of the project.

The new house has been comprehensively wired with TV, FM, satellite and Cat6 cables, which provide a flexible infrastructure allowing any port to be connected to either telephone or data networks.

Wired network connections also support high definition multimedia streaming from either local servers or the internet, the news provider noted.

Each room has at least two Cat6 ports and all wall-mounted televisions have a pair of network ports allowing the simple connection of internet-enabled TVs.

Mr Davies said the new house - which is being put up for sale by the couple - had been designed with a family in mind.

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The solution was named 2012 product of the year for Structured Cabling Systems and Multimedia Cabling.

Each year, Electronic House names the best new technology, products and services for connected homes.

Winners for the awards are chosen by a group of industry leaders alongside the editors of Electronic House magazine and CE Pro magazine.

L-com first introduced its Category 5e and Cat 6 right-angle Ethernet cables last year, and they have proved particularly popular with consumers.

They feature a channelised pair guide which allows the sharp angle without damage to the twisted pair wires within the cable, ensuring that the cables pass Cat5e or Cat6 testing.

The cables are available in several colours and right-angle orientations.

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According to a new report from Bishop & Associates, released by The Market Publishers, fibre channel and InfiniBand continue to lag behind in second and third place.

However, the report predicts that InfiniBand will surpass fibre channel over the coming 12 months, due to its increasing penetration into the high performance computing sector.

The technology's adoption into low-latency applications like financial trading is also helping to encourage uptake, it has been reported.

But still, by 2015, it will only be about one-fifth the size of the Ethernet cables market, Bishop & Associates said.

Last week, Saar Gillai, chief technology officer at HP Networking, predicted increased demand for higher bandwidth networks during 2012.

Speaking to EnterpriseNetworkingPlanet, he said more companies will be looking to deploy 40GbE and 100GbE Ethernet solutions in the coming 12 months.

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According to Channel Insider, UC projects moved beyond the basics of VoIP, instant messaging and presence in 2011, as companies became more aware of the potential of such platforms.

The news provider said more firms adopted the advanced features US vendors have been working on in recent years.

"Video, mobility and collaboration were the real stars of the year, and projects including them are sure to continue into 2012 and beyond," Channel Insider stated.

Rich Costello, senior research analyst for unified communications and enterprise communications infrastructure at IDC, agreed with this take on the industry at present.

"Although the growth of unified communications was dampened by the shaky economy, the market for UC solutions has continued to grow," he stated.

Mr Costello said more businesses will look to take advantage of the technologies' robust features and the cost savings typically associated with UC - and this means greater demand for network equipment.

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According to Information Week, much of the value in the technology is about communication and collaboration between workers, and reducing time to market.

One firm, Sprint Nextel, claims to have saved an initial $12.85 million (£8.29 million) through the adoption of UC solutions.

Savings have come from reduced local exchange carrier circuit costs, avoiding the purchase of new PBX systems, and lower conference call costs and other expenses.

Joe Hamblin, senior manager of enterprise communications and collaboration at Sprint, said the firm had invested in modern network equipment to improve the user experience for its customers.

"We were no longer working in our offices like we used to," he stated.

"We found that people were trying to conduct their business from anywhere but the office."

He claimed that by using network tools to integrate UC, the firm may be able to save almost £15 million per year.

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According to Interconnection World, the design and installation of structured cabling systems for healthcare facilities helps form the bedrock of their success.

The news provider reported that cultural, regulatory and technological forces have made healthcare a leading-edge industry where IT is concerned.

Healthcare providers need access to the latest technologies in order to transfer files quickly, securely and effectively, it suggested.

And when deploying network cables, service providers need to understand the standards, technologies and best practices for building structured cabling systems that fully support healthcare-IT functions, Interconnection World added.

Last month, it was reported that an £11,000 structured cabling project had got underway at the new home The Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Florida.

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Housing minister Grant Shapps has promised to end the UK's digital apartheid that prevents many social tenants from getting online.

Recent estimates suggests that half of all people living in council and housing association property in England do not have access to the internet.

Mr Shapps said that in many cases, this is preventing people from getting a job and accessing important savings.

"I'm calling on every social landlord to look long and hard at how they can help their tenants get online, from offering networks of public internet cafes to providing the technology to log on at home," he said.

Internet connectivity should be a necessity, not a luxury, Mr Shapps added.

He said government is committed to helping demolish the unacceptable digital divide that is blocking social mobility for millions of council tenants.

Fibre cables could be deployed to some residential properties, enabling tenants to take advantage of super-fast broadband speeds.

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Pilsen's J.K. Tyl theatre – one of the city's most important cultural landmarks – has received a new Innovason Eclipse GT digital mixing console and a sophisticated EtherSound digital audio network.

Some 870 metres of Cat 5 cable was used to hook up the new sound system, while the new AVM500-ES EtherSound network matrix was connected to the control room using 70 metres of fibre cable.

Writing for L&Si Online, Jim Evans said the result is a "completely flexible" network which enables high quality audio signal transfer from seven different locations.

"Sound technicians are able to move any of the Innovason SR-16 16-in/16-out stage boxes to any of the connection points to cater quickly and easily to the demands of any given production."

Tomas Ourednicek, managing director of Musicdata, which carried out the deployment, said it was the "most complex" EtherSound system the firm had ever installed.

"Working in an historical listed building like this beautiful theatre is never easy - in fact, it was very difficult indeed," he stated.

"Furthermore, the whole network is completely scalable and therefore ready for any future expansion."

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The Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Florida have contracted local company Piranha Technologies to install approximately 14,000 feet of Cat 6 cable at its new headquarters.

In addition, the firm will deploy 59 dual outlets for voice and data and three televisions before the hub opens.

The organisation – part of a national chain of part federally-funded clubs across the US – purchased two new office buildings in Orlando earlier this year.

Cabling work on the new premises is expected to be complete by the end of the year, allowing staff to move in soon after.

As of 2010, there were approximately 4,000 autonomous local Boys and Girls Clubs across the US affiliated to the national organisation.

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The tool has the ability to reduce the amount of time it takes to install new super-fast internet cables from one week to just two days.

Before the utensil was given to engineers, BT was forced to wait for specialist contractors to remove hard objects before they could lay the cables, but the new spade is able to smash through concrete.

"The shovel is extra sharp, so our engineers can use it to cut through tarmac and remove blockages more easily during a fibre installation," a BT spokesperson was quoted by PC Pro as saying.

Workers could also save plenty of time by placing fibre cabinets on a plastic plinth, rather than a concrete one.

The network provider revealed last week it was speeding up the rollout of its new fibre cables as part of its £300 million investment. It is now expected to be completed in 2014 - one year earlier than expected.

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Those who buy the new product will be able to use remote switching through a 10-Base T RJ45 port as well as a remote connection for monitoring and controlling up to four TCP/IP connections.

The model 7289 supports the sharing of a single port interface device that is connected to a common port.

It powers up in the position it was switched off and each channel supports a total of 25 different signals.

According to ESL: "The model 7289 is housed in an attractive anodised aluminium black box packaging that provides EMI/RFI shielding. A slim rack-mount configuration is standard for this switch."

Last month, ESL unveiled its model 7372 single-channel switch, which can connect two separate devices through an online or offline connection.

The firm explained that this means users will be able to avoid having to constantly plug and unplug cables.

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People in Kirkcaldy, Leven and Glenrothes were left with patchy access to the web on October 10th as a result of the rodents.

After the firm fixed the initial problem, there was another outage the following day as rats continued to target the shielding protecting the fibre optic cables.

A spokesperson for the firm commented: "We've now put additional measures in place to prevent further damage to our cables to avoid further disruption for our customers."

It is thought that up to 100 customers were affected by the outage caused by what Virgin described as "rodent damage".

Last week, Alastair Davidson, of communications infrastructure company Arquiva, said at a cross-party inquiry run by the Westminster Welsh Affairs committee that every home in Wales could get connections to the internet with download speeds of 2Mbps with an investment of £30 million.

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At a cross-party inquiry by the Westminster Welsh Affairs committee into the broadband provision in the country, Alastair Davidson, of communications infrastructure firm Arquiva, observed that this is lower than the £59.9 million set aside to boost broadband infrastructure in the country.

He noted that there are currently about 90,000 premises in Wales that cannot get download speeds of at least 2Mbps.

Mr Davidson asserted that this is a "reasonable level of service that everybody should have".

This month, BT is set to launch its fibre-to-the-premises service in Chester South, St Austell, York, Bradwell Abbey, Highams Park and Ashford, which will enable premises in these areas to achieve speeds of up to 110Mbps.

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Built at a former energy substion, the Tier III development will be constructed by Atos and will cover 2,000 sq m.

According to the firm, it will be the most eco-efficient centre in the world and the heat generated from the units in the data cabinets will be used to provide warmth for more than 2,000 households.

Atos revealed that it chose the site because the idea of having a free cooling system was appealing.

It will have enough capacity for 4Mw and will be able to house 80 server racks.

Earlier this month, Interxion revealed that it has taken steps to reduce the carbon output of its London data centre by powering it solely through renewable energy sources.

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According to a new report by Infonetics Research, revenue in the market for video conferencing and telepresence systems grew by 18 per cent last year to reach $2.2 billion (£1.37 billion) worldwide.

By 2015, the group expects this to have more than doubled to $5 billion, with multi-purpose room systems accounting for the majority of equipment being sold.

Immersive telepresence systems are expected to see the highest rates of growth in the video conferencing equipment market overall.

Matthias Machowinski, directing analyst for enterprise networks and video at Infonetics, said: "Communicating via video continues to be one of the top trends in telecom, as evidenced by strong growth in the enterprise video market.

"Businesses worldwide are looking for richer means of communications with their employees, partners, and customers, and enterprise videoconferencing and telepresence solutions are a natural fit."

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 ]]> http://www.comms-express.com/news/structured-cabling/-800478691/ 2011-03-28 17:28:54 structured cabling right to ensure the smooth running of their IT equipment.

An article written for Voice & Data Online points out that a well organised structured cabling system can help to minimise downtime.

It states that the majority of network related issues reported by businesses are down to faults in the cable infrastructure.

Getting structured cabling right is therefore essential, particularly in a world where bandwidth-hungry applications are become increasingly commonplace.

But companies not only need to consider their current cabling needs, the article states. They must also think about their future requirements.

"Installing a cabling infrastructure is a one-time investment and should have a maximum life of ten to 15 years," the piece explains.

"Therefore it has to be future-proofed and should support three generations for a better data transmission and a reliable performance."

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 ]]> http://www.comms-express.com/news/structured-cabling/structured-cabling-essential-to-smooth-running-of-it-equipment-800473999/ 2011-03-23 17:06:35 structured cabling for a major UK bank.

The company has signed a £5 million deal with an unnamed institution, just weeks after completing a lengthy restructuring programme.

As part of the contract, Redstone will install structured cabling in the bank's data centre facility.

It will also provide intelligent management systems and environmental monitoring solutions.

The signing of the deal comes just months after Redstone took on a similar contract with the same bank.

"We are delighted to have further extended our relationship with this leading bank through another substantial contract," said chief executive Tony Weaver.

"This project demonstrates our continuing strength in the financial sector, especially around data centre operations."

In November, Redstone was selected as an approved supplier for the Becta ICT Services Framework.

Becta is the government agency responsible for promoting IT in schools.

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Mark Jackson, editor-in-chief at the website, commented that proposals from the government that would require ISPs to share the cost of protecting against copyright infringement is "deeply unfair".

"ISPs have argued long and hard for a beneficiary pays principle, which would see rights holders shoulder 100 per cent of the costs. As a result of this move, the vast majority of innocent internet users in the UK will have to pay higher prices for their broadband," he insisted.

On the subject of requiring ISPs to watch out for illegal downloads, Mr Jackson pointed out that if it was that simple, broadband providers would already be doing it.

"There are also legal issues with intercepting the content of a private transfer, which is something that only the police should be allowed to do," he added.

The Digital Economy Act is set to be debated further in both houses of parliament.

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This is the advice of Portsmouth Communications, which said cabling needs to be flexible enough to meet future demands.

Thinking about these demands is essential when installing cables for the furst time, the firm insisted.

Indeed, it said effective future-proofing and the building in of spare capacity can save both time and month later down the line.

"Flexible infrastructure is designed to accommodate telephone or computer changes should the ratios between data and telephone need to change," Portsmouth stated.

"Patch panels allow the customer to retain control and carry out moves and changes of telephone points simply by re-patching whereas old style, more traditional telephone cabling does not allow for this," it pointed out.

Extra capacity can be built in with Cat5e, Cat6 and Cat7 cables, as well as fibre cables, for example.

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