World`s Smallest Copper Cable

The world's smallest diameter Category 6A copper ethernet cable has been developed by
Panduit,  a US-based firm that develops global physical infrastructure solutions.

Bob Dennelly, division manager of copper systems at Panduit Corporation, explains why the firm developed the new cables.

"We analysed our customers' needs for data centre cabling, and discovered that almost all data centre channels are less than 70 meters," he said.

"Taking this into account and applying our MaTriX Technology, we were able to greatly reduce the cable size while keeping margin above the category 6A and class EA specifications to provide our end-users with easy to use, trouble-free, risk-mitigating 10Gig ready cable plants."

Their new TX6A-SD 10Gig UTP Copper Cabling System is part of Panduit's High Speed Data Transport Solutions for mission critical systems. Using this technology, data center and other customers can quickly and easily deploy a 10GBASE-T solution while reducing energy costs and increasing thermal performance in high density environments. The superior cable management ensures proper airflow for improved network performance and availability.

The company insists that the TX6A-SD 10Gig UTP Copper Cabling System ensures availability, reliability and scalability through cat6 cables that are just 0.24 inches diameter. They can also meet requirements up to 70 meters, increasing fill capacity 115 per cent over industry standard limits.

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