What do IoT, 5G and smart cities all have in common?

What do IoT, 5G and smart cities all have in common?

To make things “smart” and improve overall efficiency, we connect IoT devices through a network to the cloud (and each other). Thus, anything "smart" requires connectivity, both wired and wireless, at least in most cases. The 5G networks of the future will...
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Data Center

Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Data Center

The Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin completed a 5,000 square foot data center project. The installation included 96 strands of SM fiber and 24 strands of 50um OM4 MM fiber from the MDF. There is also 200 pair of copper connections. From the MDF, an equal amount of...
Connecting with the right fiber optic connector: Part 2

Connecting with the right fiber optic connector: Part 2

Installers need to have the right fiber connectors to finish a job quickly, in budget and properly for their customer. There are several connector technologies being used in the field today; this blog post examines the pros and cons of the splice-on connector compared...
Connecting with the right fiber optic connector: Part 1

Connecting with the right fiber optic connector: Part 1

Which fiber optic connector is right for your job? You need to evaluate your customer’s priorities to consider cost, time and performance. Cost is an easy factor to look at and its importance depends on the budget for the job. In a large project where the budget has...
Capacity considerations as you shape your 5G networks

Capacity considerations as you shape your 5G networks

Early stage deployments of 5G have complicated capacity considerations for planners. They must now consider additional options like massive MIMO solutions that come with various transmitters and receivers (16T16R/32T32R/64T64R) in sub-6 GHz, and even higher...