Multi-Pair Category 5e Cable is third-party verified.
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Power Sum, with 24 wire pairs, has been verified by ITS ETL SEMKO to meet or exceed ANSI TIA-EIA 568B.2 Category 5e standard. Cables are available in plenum and non-plenum rated designs. Multiple-pair solution gives designers, integrators, OEMs, and end-users cable that will reduce tray and conduit fill rates and allow high density switch to panel interconnections.
Original Press Release:
Berk-Tek A Nexans Company Introduces Power Sum Category 5e, First Third-Party Verified 24-Pair CAT 5e Cable
New Holland, PA-March 21, 2002-Berk-Tek, a Nexans company introduces the industry's first ETL third-party verified 24-pair Category 5e Power Sum Cable. The release of Power Sum Category 5e is the culmination of ground breaking, patent pending research into the development of multi-pair cable designs.
"Power Sum Category 5e reopens many uses for multi-pair cables that have fallen out of favor", said Dan Kennefick, copper products business manager for Berk-Tek. "Category 5, 25-pair cable was a very popular design in the early 90's. This design was used primarily in interconnect and zone cabling applications. Since that time, four-pair cable performance has increased to Category 5e, enhanced Category 5e and ultimately Category 6. Unfortunately multi-pair cable designs
didn't keep up."
With the introduction of Power Sum Category 5e, Berk-Tek has introduced the first in a series of multi-pair cable designs that will allow many designers, integrators, OEMs and end-users to reconsider the use of multi-pair cables in interconnect and zone cabling applications. Power Sum Category 5e will give designers and users a cable design that will reduce tray and conduit fill rates and allow for the high density switch to switch and switch to panel interconnections.
ITS ETL SEMKO verified the product to meet or exceed the ANSI TIA-EIA 568B.2 Category 5e standard. Category 5e power sum cables are available from Berk-Tek in plenum and nonplenum rated designs.
For more information contact:
Lauren DuPont
Communications Specialist
Tel: (717) 351-9398
Email: lauren.dupont@berktek.com
About Berk-Tek
For more than 40 years, Berk-Tek has been a leading manufacturer of more than 100 different network copper and fiber-optic cable products. The company has led in the development of high-performance and enhanced UTP cables designed to transport high-speed data and voice transmissions. Berk-Tek has three major manufacturing facilities in New Holland, PA, Fuquay-Varina and Elm City, NC. For more information contact the company at 1-800-BERKTEK or 717-354-6200 or fax at 717-354-7944 or visit www.berktek.com.
About Nexans
Nexans is the worldwide leader in the cable industry. The Group brings an extensive range of advanced copper and optical fiber cable solutions to the infrastructure, industry and building markets. Nexans cables and systems can be found in every area of people's lives, from telecommunications and energy networks, to aeronautics, aerospace, automobiles, building, petrochemical, medical applications, etc. Operating in 28 countries, Nexans employs 18,000 people and reported 2001 sales 4.8 billion euros. Nexans is listed on the Paris stock exchange. For more information check out www.nexans.com.
About ITS ETL SEMKO
ETL SEMKO is a division of Intertek Testing Services Ltd., the world's largest product and commodities testing organization, which operates 240 laboratories and 469 offices in 93 countries throughout North America, Europe and Asia. ITS ETL SEMKO provides product safety testing and certification, EMC testing, performance testing and quality management systems registration for global clients in such industries as medical, HVAC, appliances, telecommunications, aerospace, automotive, semiconductor, building products and power generating systems. For more information about ITS ETL SEMKO's services, companies can call 1-800-967-5352 or visit etlsemko.com and/or etlcable.com.
