The Rising Importance of Data & Voice Cabling
The course for the telecommunications industry is clear: the importance of data keeps increasing. Your business now depends on flexible and scalable networking options, secure remote access options and reliable data backup and recovery solutions in order to succeed in the marketplace. Advances in technology have permitted modern packet-switched data networks to replace traditional circuit-switched voice networks, supplanting circuits and providing enormous benefits in efficiency, power, flexibility, and cost savings - even for voice applications.
Next-Generation Networks
Itt of Houston is committed to building and developing world-class next-generation communications networks and have partnered with leading technology providers to do so. Today, our robust portfolio of data services offers businesses a wide variety of data solutions and applications including Dedicated Internet Access, Dedicated Hosted Server and MPLS VPN - all designed with the strictest of security and performance requirements in mind. Itt of Houston's data solutions interconnect your locations within our private network, so your information stays where it belongs - in your control.
On-Premise Structured Cabling
Category 3
Cat-3, the abbreviated term for Category 3, is an unshielded twisted pair (TP) cable used to carry voice and data at speeds of up to 10 Mbps. Cat 3 cable, like its other counterparts, is designated by cabling standards defined by the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) and the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). Cat 3 terminates on an RJ-11 jack.
Category 5
Cat-5 cable, commonly referred to as Ethernet cable, is the industry term used for Category 5 cable, the current standard for network and telephony wiring. Cat-5 cable is unshielded cable containing four color-coded pairs of 24-gauge twisted wire, terminating at a RJ-45 interface jack. A certified Cat-5 will have "Cat-5" or Cat-5e printed on the shielding.
Category 6
Cat-6, the abbreviated term for Category 6, is a cabling standard used primarily for Ethernet computer networks, security systems, and telephony services. Cat 6 cable is backward compatible with the Cat 5, Cat 5e, and Cat 3 cable standards. Category 6 cable is designed for transmitting voice and data at speeds up to 155 Mbps and can be used for both backbone support (connecting distribution sites together) as well as for direct device support like workstations.