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Custom Cable Assemblies - One Size Does Not Fit All
Have you ever worked on a new product design or network installation where an off-the-shelf product would not fit the bill? Did you find frustration as opposed to a readily available solution? Well, you’re not alone! Many of our customers come to us daily with custom cable requests to help them get their jobs done and to meet their ...... Read more
Wi-Fi Antenna White Paper: Read All About It
Omni, Yagi, rubber duck, patch....with all of these wireless antennas to choose from it’s no wonder that our customers frequently ask which WiFi antenna is right for ...... Read more
DB9 D-Sub Connectors: Advantages and Disadvantages
For many years, serial communication was one of the chief methods of connecting peripherals (such as joysticks, printers, and scanners) to PCs. The most common connector type for serial communication was the ....... Read more
Exactly What You Need: 3 Reasons Custom Products Make Sense
One reason more people don’t buy custom electronic components is that they think they can’t afford it. While it is true that nonstandard products can sometimes be pricier up front, they can save you money in the long run. For years, L-com has offered not only....... Read more
Fiber Transceivers: Your Entrance and Exit Ramps to the Fiber Optic Superhighway
It’s no mystery why fiber optic technology has grown in popularity since it was commercially introduced in the 1970s. Sending data via infrared light pulses on a fiber line, rather than electrically over copper cable, allows the transmitting of more information faster, over longer distances and with no threat of radio or electromagnetic interference. That’s why it is often the choice for ....... Read more
Making Sense of Industrial IoT Sensors
In industrial settings, electronic sensors are everywhere these days. They help monitor processes, production and the environment, especially in facilities leveraging Industry 4.0 and the industrial IoT (internet of things) technologies. Sensors are ....... Read more
Customize Your NEMA Enclosure to Meet Your Exact Needs
Even though L-com offers dozens of different types of weatherproof NEMA enclosures, we realize that no two boxes are configured the same. That’s why we offer the option of custom enclosures tailored to your exact needs. With low or no minimum order quantities and fast turnaround times, our custom NEMA designs can be the ideal solution for your next project.... Read more
CWDM, DWDM Boost Bandwidth Without Adding Fibers
Coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM) and dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) solve a big challenge faced by companies in the telecom and datacom industries. The two technologies allow them to get the most use out of an existing fiber optic cable. If they need more bandwidth...... Read more
The 6 Essentials for Protecting Your Ethernet/PoE Network
The use of power-over-Ethernet devices has grown dramatically in recent years, especially with ratification of the IEEE 802.3bt standard in 2018. Endspans and midspans designed under this new standard can deliver up to 100 watts of power to devices, using all four wire pairs of a Cat6 Ethernet cable. Benefits of this improvement include…..... Read more
Industrial Telecom Cabling: Your ANSI TIA 1005 Roadmap
If your job has anything to do with telecommunications used in industrial applications, you are no doubt interested in best practices for designing and installing such infrastructure. You’re up for ways to reduce the expenses and downtime of industrial connectivity and to maximize the lifespan of your organization’s cabling infrastructure.... Read more

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