Network cabling | Cable installation and management

Network cabling

Cabling plays an essential role when it comes to building your network. There are many different types of network cabling available and installing the best-suited option for your business not only guarantees better bandwidth, it reduces your network maintenance requirements too.

Network cabling

At DuoCall MSP, we offer a wide range of network cabling services, from ethernet and fibre optic installations, to patching and cable management.

  • Maximise bandwidth and user experience

  • Reduce interference and crosstalk

  • Seamlessly connect all of your computers, switches and routers to your LAN or WAN

  • Tidy cable management streamlines your troubleshooting processes

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What is network cabling?

Network cables enable computers, routers, switches and storage area networks (SANs) to connect to one another and transfer data. Most network cabling jobs utilise Ethernet, but in some cases where high bandwidth is a key requirement, fibre optic cabling is installed instead.

Ethernet cabling

Not all Ethernet cables are the same. Our team of specialists will review your existing infrastructure and unique network requirements to recommend the most suitable network cabling solution for your business. Our Ethernet solutions include:

Cat-5e

Cat-5e stands for Cat-5 enhanced and it is an upgraded version of the traditional Cat-5 cable. It performs at speeds up to 125 Mbps and it can be used for delivering Gigabit Ethernet. Cat-5e has been the most widely used Ethernet cable since it was introduced in 2001, however, it is now being phased out in favour of faster and more modern alternatives.

Cat-6

Cat-6 cables contain foil or braided insulation that reduces noise interference and crosstalk. They are also much more tightly wound than Cat-5e cables, enabling transmission speeds of up to 10 Gbps for a total of 55 metres.

Cat-6a

Cat-6a is an improved version of Cat-6 Ethernet cabling that can support double the maximum bandwidth. Cat-6a utilises heavier shielding to further reduce crosstalk and maintain higher transmission speeds over longer cable lengths.

Cat-7

Cat-7 Ethernet cabling is made up of four individually shielded copper pairs wrapped inside another overall shield. With transmission frequencies of up to 600 Mbps, Cat-7 is designed for projects where high-end data transfer is a key requirement.

Fibre optic cabling

When it comes to bandwidth and transmission speeds, nothing compares to the performance of fibre. Fibre optic cables don’t rely on tightly wound and well-insulated copper cables to deliver data from one source to another, they carry digital information via strands of extremely thin optically pure glass instead. As data is sent and received in the form of light, fibre cables aren’t hampered by interference and crosstalk in the same way that Ethernet cables are. As a result, they can deliver transmission speeds of up to 10 Gbps, making them the perfect cabling solution for long-distance and high-performance data transfer.

Fibre installations are often much more complex than Ethernet deployments, but thankfully, our expert team are excellent at finding solutions to even the toughest fibre deployments. Find out how we helped Lime Wood Hotel in Lyndhurst meet their connectivity requirements with a large-scale fibre deployment.

Fibre installation project
Patch cabling with DuoCall MSP

Patch cables

Patch cables (or patch leads) are used to connect devices such as computers, switches or routers to your local or wide area network (LAN or WAN). If you’re looking to upgrade your network cabling, talk to our team to discuss your requirements and we’ll recommend the best cabling solution for your patches.

Cable management with DuoCall MSP

Cable management

Years and years of patches and installations often build up to tangled cables and messy cabinets. Organised network cabling plays a key part in streamlining your troubleshooting process and makes system access that much easier. After all, less time wasted locating specific cables means less down time.

Our team is experienced in re-organising and replacing cables that are no longer needed or are in bad condition. We’ll make sure your network cabling is organised and performing to maximum efficiency.

Have an upcoming cabling project?

Contact our team of specialists and we’ll design and implement a cabling network that’s suitable for your ever-changing business operations.