Brand-Rex’s premium grade 10GPlus U/UTP Augmented Category 6/Class EA cabling system has received an ‘Attestation of Conformity’ from independent testing laboratory, 3P Third Party Testing. 3P’s certificate of conformity verifies that Brand-Rex’s 10GPlus Augmented Cat 6 U/UTP cable and components provide the performance required to support any current and future Class EA application, including 10GBASE-T. The permanent link test model sets a crucial baseline by assuring that installed cabling meets the performance and interoperability requirements specified by international … [Read more...]
Brand-Rex U/UTP Cat6A cable delivers Permanent Link to 3P-Certified 10 Gigabit Ethernet Performance
April 30, 2010 By
Brand-Rex confirmed as UK’s Number One in the UK Market for the Second Year Running
April 27, 2010 By
For the second consecutive year, structured cabling specialist Brand-Rex is reported to be the highest volume supplier in the UK market according to the latest report by market analysts BSRIA. With 1.139 million structured cabling outlets shipped in 2009, Brand-Rex beat the number two player’s volume of 995,349 by an astounding 143,744 outlets putting Brand-Rex 14.4% ahead in volume of product shipped. And, despite the recession, Brand-Rex output was up on its 2008 record of 1.119 million structured cabling outlets shipped. The BSRIA figures show that Brand-Rex is top in volume … [Read more...]
Siemon Adds Door to Fast Terminating Z-MAX™ RJ-45 Network Cabling Connector
April 22, 2010 By
Siemon Z-MAX outlets now feature an optional spring-loaded door Siemon’s line of Z-MAX network cabling outlets are now available with an optional spring-loaded hinged door to minimise ingress of dust and other contaminants. This option is available in category 6A shielded, category 6A UTP and category 6 UTP and the new door-equipped outlets share the same extended transmission performance headroom and straightforward fast termination features found in the original Z-MAX outlet. The new door protects the outlet’s internal components and critical connector mating surfaces … [Read more...]
New Siemon Whitepaper Compares Point-to-Point and Structured Cabling Options in the Data Centre
April 6, 2010 By
Leading networking infrastructure company Siemon has published a comprehensive new white paper addressing one of the hottest topics in the data centre market: “Data Centre Cabling Considerations: Point-to-Point vs Structured Cabling.” This new paper is authored by respected data centre infrastructure expert Carrie Higbie and is available for download at http://siemon.com/uk/white_papers/09-06-18-data-center-point-to-point-vs-structured-cabling.asp Direct connection cabling configurations, also known as "point-to-point" (ie; switches to servers, servers to storage, server to server, … [Read more...]
Industry’s Leading Loyalty Programme Begins Third Year
April 6, 2010 By
Global cabling specialist Brand–Rex is rolling out its popular Brand-Breaks Loyalty Programme for a third successive year. The award programme is open to all Brand-Rex customers, both large and small, and offers the chance to win a top prize of an all inclusive week in the Caribbean for two. Installers are set achievable targets based around sales of Brand-Rex’s extensive range of cabling solutions. The sales period covers a nine month window from April until the end of 2010, and the more installers specify Brand-Rex products, the quicker they achieve their targets. Achieve a Gold … [Read more...]
