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Harder than it has to be: Must-see photos

May 15, 2019

Our periodic roundup of the most wonderfully difficult cabling photos, as found posted to Reddit's 'Cablefail' social media sub-community.

Matt Vincent

Welcome to our periodic roundup of the most wonderfully difficult cabling photos as found posted to Reddit's 'Cablefail' social media sub-community. Telecom room conditions such as these simply make life harder than it has to be for those in ICT -- almost like a bad dream. As asserted by the Reddit's moderators, "Cabling can be a work of art, a thing of beauty. It can also be the stuff of nightmares. This subreddit is dedicated to the dark side of cabling."

"Thank goodness for all that cable management." -- Reddit/Cablefail OP [orig. poster]: asuncouth

"One of many data closets we have that look like this." -- Reddit/Cablefail OP [orig. poster]: computurr

"From the 'notes left in cable rooms' file..." -- Reddit/Cablefail OP [orig. poster]: mikeshemp

"I was only called in to do the fibre; they 'knew someone' who could terminate the Cat 6 cheaper than my quote. Good luck with that. 😂" -- Reddit/Cablefail OP [orig. poster]: happydundee

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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]