Your internet won’t get faster just because your Ethernet cable got pricier.

Using the wrong Ethernet cables can throttle the speed from your ISP.

Category 5 cables (or more commonly referred to as Cat 5 cables) are a specific standard of ethernet cable. There are also Cat 5e, Cat 6, Cat 7, and Cat 8 cables to choose from. The main differences ...

While Cat5e and Cat6 cables look exactly the same from the outside, it is what’s inside that makes the difference. Selecting the best solution for a network system can seem like a daunting task. It is ...

I just bought myself a spool of 500' "Weatherproof Waterproof UV Rated Direct Burial Gel Filled Network CAT5e Cable W/Solid Copper Conductors" for $90. The immediate application was to run a couple of ...

Hey, I'm planning on wiring up my house with Ethernet in the near future, and I was able to get some Cat5E remnants from my employer. I'm thinking this should be good enough to wire up the house with, ...

Every so often, we get questions from people who plan to install Ethernet cable in their homes. The most frequent question we get is, "what's the difference between Cat 5e and Cat 6 cable, and which ...

L-com has released two families of outdoor-rated, high-flex Cat5e cables for industrial Ethernet applications. These Cat5e patch cables are built to withstand harsh industrial environments and ...

Belden 1872A MediaTwist Cat 6 cable. Last month, we covered unshielded twisted pairs (UTP) to carry audio. The highest-quality UTP is computer cable, premise/data cable. It's called Cat 5, Cat 5e or ...