Cat5 cables were the best option for wired networking (also called Ethernet) for a long time. But since the release of Cat6, that's changed. Cat6 is now considered the minimum standard for networking, ...

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The Nbase-t alliance passed two new IEEE approved standards, the new IEEE 802.3bz is going to support 2.5 and 5 Gigabit Ethernet speeds over the large installed base of twisted pair copper cabling.

We were recently perusing facebook and came across an article written and shared by our friends over at Blue Jeans Cable, entitled, “Is Your Cat 6 Cable a Dog?”. We were pretty shocked to discover ...

I bought a 4k home video system. I bought bulk cat6 cable, ran it all, mounted the camera's, now I need to install the cable ends. I tried to do it a couple of time's, without success. The cable I ...

I'm a tech journalist and author from Gloucestershire, UK. Despite faster and more capable Wi-Fi technologies, there's still no substitute for the stability, range, and in many cases, performance, of ...

I want to get wired access to most of my home. Problem is - I can only see 4 places where there is pre-existing cat5e cable junctions/connectors (interestingly I only see 3 cat5e wire ends in the ...

Cat5 may still be an option, but Cat6 is faster, safer, and more durable Cat5 cables were the best option for wired networking (also called Ethernet) for a long time. But since the release of Cat6, ...