Now that Cat. 5 cabling is yesterday's news, everyone wants to know where the industry is heading. The Cat. 5 years were a relatively stable period in the data-cabling business. Although testers were expensive, installation techniques difficult, and testing doubly troublesome, it was certainly possible to know and meet the requirements placed upon us. Unfortunately, the post-Cat. 5 world doesn't look so stable. In fact, it's starting to look like the bad old days of data cabling—when there were lots of different cabling methods (none of which were compatible). In reality, it probably won't end up being that bad, but you can be sure the relatively calm years of Cat. 5 cable are officially over. Here are some things to look out for in the future.
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