Chances for copper cabling
"Chances for copper cabling" has been published in the current issue of LANline 01-02/2023. You can find Draka's complete article on pages 21 to 23 or download it here.
Zoran Borcic
Growth in DRAKA copper data cables
The Multimedia Solutions BU (MMS) of the Prysmian Group has further developed its Cat.6A U/FTP product family. With the Cat.6A U/FTP 4P B2ca, MMS offers a new high-quality, shielded copper data cable with four individual foil-shielded core pairs in CPR fire protection class B2ca s1a d1 a1. Users can now choose from an extensive portfolio of fire-safe Cat.6A U/FTP installation cables and find the right cable for a wide range of applications... Read more
Currently in the Lanline: "PoE conquers building technology".
Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) infrastructures are well on their way to becoming a dominant technology. They combine data communication and power supply via a single Ethernet cable. Among PoE applications, smart lighting solutions in particular are becoming more and more common. Here, Cat.7A, Cat.8.2 and Cat.7 long reach cables in AWG22 from Draka can offer maximum PoE efficiency. In the current issue of LANline, Zoran Borcic, Product Manager ... Read more
Improved fire protection for the Draka UC500 AS23 Cat.6A F/FTP data cable
Prysmian Group's Multimedia Solutions (MMS) BU has added fire safety to another copper cable. The Draka UC500 AS23 Cat.6A F/FTP is now available in CPR fire protection class B2ca s1a d1 a1. The further development from class Cca to B2ca offers users higher fire safety with the same performance and manageability. The further developed fire protection cable fulfils all criteria ... Read more
Fire-safe, practical, high-performance: New copper data cable Draka UCHome Cat.7A
Due to the ever-increasing requirements for multimedia applications, the increasing work in the home office and the increased installation of smart home systems, the demands on home cabling are rising. Users will find a future-proof and investment-proof solution with the highest cable standard in the network cable Draka UCHOME Cat.7A SS22 S/FTP LSHF-FR Dca s1 d1 a1. With the new Draka UCHome Cat.7A, the BU is expanding ... Read more
Triple 1: Draka S/FTP cable with maximum fire safety
Fire protection in buildings is a top priority in order to protect human life. Because more and more plastics are being installed, life-threatening toxic gases and smoke develop within minutes in fires. Cables are also fire accelerants. That is why the highly shielded Draka S/FTP installation and connection cables of categories 7, 7A and 8.2 are now even more fire-resistant. With the expansion of the portfolio ... Read more
New Cat.6A U/UTP cables with higher fire protection
Two more copper cables with increased fire resistance are coming from the Draka technology forge: the UC500 23 U/UTP Cat.6A Z1s B2ca s1a d1 a1 and Cca s1a d1 a1. The further development of the UC500 cable series offers users more fire safety without compromising on performance or manageability. Another plus: Thanks to the patented ZEBRA foil technology (Zero Earth-loop By ... Read more
Smart Home: Maximum safety in case of fire
According to statistics, up to 400 people are killed in a flat fire in Germany every year. Around 92 percent of the deaths are due to the effects of toxic gases or smoke - and not to the fire itself. People in burning houses only have about three minutes to leave the building safely. After the expiry of this ... Read more
The digital future can come!
New services, speeds and bandwidths in the context of digitalisation place enormous demands on data transmission in public buildings and office environments. In order to be able to use the cabling infrastructure in the long term, the building cabling must be future-proof and planning-proof. With the Draka 25 GBase-T data cable, the Multimedia Solutions (MMS) BU of the Prysmian Group provides a DTR 11801-9905 GHMT-certified solution, ... Read more
PoE: concentrated power
PoE (Power over Ethernet) continues to gain ground. Analysts predict high growth for the technology. According to Grand View Research, the global PoE chipsets market will grow from US$464.8 million in 2017 to US$1.22 billion in 2025. Dell'Oro confirms the trend. The analyst firm expects the implementation of more than ... Read more