Business Wire – CommScope Opens Power over Ethernet Lab for Research and Demonstration of Next-Generation Applications

HICKORY, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Power over Ethernet (PoE) is one of the “hot” applications for IT managers today, but a new CommScope research and development lab hopes to demonstrate it doesn’t get too hot, at least for the cables involved.

In its new R&D lab in Greensboro, North Carolina, CommScope will trial next-generation PoE applications to verify the performance and safety of the structured cabling systems that support them, especially regarding thermal performance in different real-world installation conditions. The lab will also host demonstrations of next-generation PoE applications such as high-definition security cameras, in-building wireless systems and digital signage in collaboration with ecosystem partners.

PoE is an enabling technology for delivering direct current (dc) electricity along with data over common copper cabling such as Category 6A. Office workers might know of PoE in the form of VoIP telephones, which were among the first devices to utilize PoE. Read more here.