Data Cabling Solutions In Huntsville

For many growing businesses, CAT6 (Category 6) is rapidly becoming the industry standard in voice and data communications. It is capable of supporting throughput data speeds of up to 10Gbps at 250 MHz, which is typically more than enough capacity for most company needs with room for expansion. It also provides some of the best protection in the industry against unwanted crosstalk, allowing for cleaner and more consistent data transmission.

As an enhancement of the CAT5 standard, CAT5e is currently one of the most common choices for small- and medium-sized businesses, providing similar crosstalk protection as CAT6 wiring, but at a more affordable cost. And with data speeds of up to 1Gbps, CAT5e is generally fast enough and reliable enough to handle the voice and data needs of many companies, with room to spare as you grow.

While CAT5 wiring is no longer quite as popular as data speed demands continue to increase, it is still a viable solution for small businesses on a budget. CAT5 data cabling is limited to transmission speeds of 10/100Mbps at frequencies of up to 100 MHz, making it slower for most ethernet systems today. However, if your primary need is a LAN with basic internet/ethernet and voice capabilities, CAT5 may be just the right solution for you.

Once the industry standard in the 1990s, CAT3 cabling today is mostly used for the most basic phone system configurations. It's limited data capabilities (10Mbps at 16 MHz), make it the recommended solution when your business only requires a basic phone system with occasional internet access and provides a nice, clean voice signal that will suit your specific needs. For companies requiring more substantial internet/ethernet capabilities, one of the solutions listed above are recommended.