What is Gigabit Internet and How Do You Get It?
You may have heard the term Gigabit Internet a lot lately, usually in connection with the rollout of fiber broadband across North America. But what is it exactly? Simply put, it means Internet access running at speeds of 1000 megabits …
What is 4K or UHD Video?
Yet another reason to get fiber to the home! Meet 4K – the next video standard, named on its approximately 4000 pixel wide resolution. Sometimes it’s called UHD or ultra-high definition, but that doesn’t mean they are same. Like previous …
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’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 …
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 …
Can copper cabling survive in a fiber world?
Two new technologies – G.fast and Cat8 – are improving copper cable options. This opens up new opportunities for telcos that have large amounts of legacy copper infrastructure, which currently cannot handle the speed and bandwidth that can be delivered …
4 Reasons to Consider Fiber to the Home
With falling prices and increased demand, fiber to the home (FTTH) is becoming the new standard for data delivery for homes and businesses. Install and repair teams need a variety of enclosures for these in-demand systems. According to Broadband Communities …
Tips for Tidy Wire Management
Many installers agree that structured wiring using the home run method is the best solution for networking homes and businesses. It involves using dedicated cable runs from a central panel to each distribution point. But, with so much cabling coming …