Over the past year, we have all heard about the supply chain crisis. Disruptions to the supply chain have impacted all sectors of the economy, including the supply and installation of fiber optic cable. What is impacting the availability of fiber optic cable? COVID-19 disrupted global logistics. The once predictable operating schedules of ships, trains,…
With sustainability and environmental issues top of mind, individuals and businesses are doing what they can to limit their environmental impact and reduce their carbon footprint. Although many people are more conscious about how their actions impact the environment, there are things that we still take for granted or do not think about. One of…
Upgrading to Wi-Fi 6 access points. Adding HD cameras to conference rooms to enhance the videoconferencing experience for remote workers. Employees watching the latest assigned training videos. All these things require bandwidth, and a lot of it. This means your fiber optic backbone needs an upgrade. You and your team start planning a project to…
Picture it. You have finally managed to get all your required stakeholders on board with your plan to modernize your fiber backbone infrastructure to meet the speed requirements of todays’ cutting-edge technologies. What’s more, the team approved the budget you requested to also upgrade the Internet connection, implement a series of W6 wireless access points,…
Since the 1990s, fiber optic cabling has been the standard for the backbones of commercial and industrial networks.However, most of the fiber running beneath floors, above ceiling tiles, and below pavement or ground is commonly referred to as ‘legacy multimode fiber,’ and it’s struggling to meet today’s bandwidth needs. When multimode fiber solutions first came…
The Need for Speed Almost any organization in almost any industry wants to support more connected devices, use more cloud services, and take advantage of the type of next-generation technologies that can help them maintain their competitive edge. But for many of them, bandwidth — or more specifically the need for more of it —…
This is the third blog in our series on connecting a campus network. This entry assumes that you’ve selected fiber for your network, and you are employing outdoor fiber splicing. For more information on whether to use singlemode or multimode fiber, see our previous entry, Choosing a Campus Network Infrastructure: SMF vs MMF. You have…
This is the second blog in our series on connecting a campus network. This entry assumes that you’ve selected fiber for your network. For more information on whether to use singlemode or multimode fiber, see our previous blog, Choosing a Campus Network Infrastructure: SMF vs MMF. Plans are being developed for a new community college;…
You are working on plans for a new campus which will be the home for headquarters, R&D, a light manufacturing facility, and a parking lot or two. One consideration is the infrastructure that connects the campus network. The choice will be optical fiber, but which type? Most of you reading this will be thinking that…
How Can Your Network’s Performance Impact Deploying IIoT Technology? Use Panduit’s Insights to Build a Robust Network Foundation for Your IIoT Deployment How can you prepare your network infrastructure to successfully accommodate IIoT technology? Get answers to potential IIoT technology deployment issues that may impact your network infrastructure. For example, here are some questions you…