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The Cabling Podcast: Drilling Down On Category 6A

July 8, 2022

CI&M sat down with CommScope Enterprise Solutions Architect Jason Bautista for a discussion of the finer points of Category 6A cabling and connectivity.

Matt Vincent

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We recently sat down with CommScope Enterprise Solutions Architect Jason Bautista for a discussion of the finer points of Category 6A connectivity. Cat6A has been a cabling standard since 2009, but what are the signature contemporary advancements in terms of compatible products and applications, and also the thinking surrounding the technology? Our discussion then touches on the different use cases for Cat6A shielded vs. Cat6A unshielded cabling, and what the upper limit of Cat6A might be in terms of future bandwidth speed and distance. Also on the docket: Notes on the use of Category 7 and above media in lieu of Cat6A.

About the Author

Matt Vincent | Senior Editor

Matt Vincent is a B2B technology journalist, editor and content producer with over 15 years of experience, specializing in the full range of media content production and management, as well as SEO and social media engagement best practices, for both Cabling Installation & Maintenance magazine and its website CablingInstall.com. He currently provides trade show, company, executive and field technology trend coverage for the ICT structured cabling, telecommunications networking, data center, IP physical security, and professional AV vertical market segments. Email: [email protected]