Managing Fiber to the Home with Adaptable Style
Fiber to the home is now becoming widespread and not just to new builds. Installers are demanding fiber management that can also deal with legacy copper cabling in existing buildings where retrofits can be particularly challenging. They need enclosures that …
What is cloud computing?
So where is this “cloud” everyone is talking about and how does it affect our day-to-day lives? Simply put: the cloud refers to the Internet storing data for us and allowing us to run applications remotely. In the past our …
Why Copper Is Still The Category Cabling Standard
Ever since the first telegraph in the 1820s and the invention of the phone in 1876, copper was found almost everywhere there was a communication cable. That’s quickly changing as fiber optic becomes more widespread. But, even now we still …
What’s Inside an Optical Fiber Cable
Fiber is often touted as being much faster than copper, but what exactly does that mean? The main difference between these two types of cable is that one conducts electricity and the other transmits light. The signal in a fiber …
Primex Exhibiting at SCTE Cable-Tec 2015
Primex is pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting at SCTE Cable-Tec 2015, October 13-16, 2015 in New Orleans. Visit Primex at booth #2414 to discover the new standard for the connected home including Media Panels and new components and accessories. SCTE …
Primex Exhibiting at OSP Expo 2015
Primex is pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting at OSP Expo 2015, September 1-3, 2015 in Denver, Colorado. Visit Primex at booth #919 to discover the new standard for the connected home including Media Panels and new components and accessories. OSP EXPO …
What speed is your Internet?
The speed of the Internet as it enters a home or business varies widely depending on a number of factors including the type of connection and equipment used. Obviously, the type of connection will make the most difference. Over the …
The Switch from Legacy Copper to Fiber
Did you know our telephone network dates back more than 100 years? Often known as POTS (plain old telephone system), it’s what the industry calls a “legacy technology” and was developed from the original system invented by Alexander Graham Bell …
7 New Terms Every Broadband Installer Should Know
As high-speed fiber crisscrosses North America there are still many last-mile challenges bringing it into buildings. Because of this, many new terms are being cited for iterations of the service. With fiber able to deliver gigabit speeds over very long …
How to get the most out of a hybrid network
Way back, around the turn of the century, smart homes began to appear. They were wired with Cat5 cabling, which could be used for phones lines as well as 100 Mbps computer networking. For many of us, this new technology …