28 Apr 2015
BY cgoodram
POSTED IN Cable solutions
What would you consider to be the essentials of the average live event?
At the top of most people’s lists would be live entertainment such as bands or comedians, while security would also be pretty high up there. Refreshments, video screens and lighting – all are essential and all are key aspects of organising a live event that most people would prioritise.
But how would you go about hooking up all that lighting and powering it efficiently and reliably? What about that big video screen? How would you go about transmitting an uninterru.. Read More
28 Apr 2015
BY cgoodram
POSTED IN Cable solutions
A return to growth in shipments of hard disk drives - and the use of HDDs in new types of consumer gadgetry - could help to drive demand for custom power and data cable solutions higher.
In recent years, solid-state disks or 'SSDs' have risen in popularity for several reasons: they are quieter, they contain no moving parts, they offer fast disk access, and they're widely believed to last for longer before failing. However, they have never been able to provide as much cheap storage capacity as conventional HDDs, and that is one factor helping.. Read More
28 Apr 2015
BY cgoodram
POSTED IN Braided cables
As the green data centre market grows, and new technologies like virtualisation continue to achieve greater uptake, custom braided cables may offer one way to support the need for more and more inter-connection between servers.
Virtualisation is a means of spreading a single application across several servers, effectively pooling the processing power of them all into a single, more powerful virtual machine. However, it requires fast and reliable connections to be in place between the servers, so that the different parts of the .. Read More
28 Apr 2015
BY cgoodram
POSTED IN Cable solutions
The recent announcements of new smartphones from Apple (the iPhone 5) and Nokia (the Lumia 820 and 920) each have different relevance for manufacturers of custom cable solutions - particularly when it comes to powering the handsets.
Apple have famously shunned wireless charging, meaning their new figurehead handset must still be tethered to a mains socket to recharge its battery.
Nokia, meanwhile, have given customers the choice over whether to use wired or wireless charging, with built-in wireless charging in the Nokia Lumia 920, and an .. Read More
Thin hybrid HDDs could help not only to kickstart the hard disk drive market, but also give UK cable manufacturers a new kind of custom cable design to work on.
Measuring just 5mm thick, thin hybrid HDDs have been tipped by electronic components analyst iSuppli as one way notebook manufacturers can claw back some market share, compared with tablets. "Since their appearance on the market two years ago, tablets - with their slim profile and fast 'instant-on' capabilities - have eaten mightily into the sales of notebook PCs," iSuppli reports.
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28 Apr 2015
BY cgoodram
POSTED IN custom cable
With an ever-increasing number of home entertainment devices to connect, custom cable - from coiled to multicore cables - can all help to keep the wiring under control.
If the distance between two components is known, multicore cables can be used to carry different signals between them in an aesthetically pleasing and clutter-reducing way. For a simple example of that, think of the triple-core video cables in common usage, with red and white composite connectors for stereo audio, and a third, yellow connector for video.
Bespoke multicore .. Read More
Cable manufacturers are likely to be celebrating new research from Broadband Choices, a consumer site that compares broadband packages and works for improvements in internet access in the UK. That is because the site has uncovered evidence of significant "Wi-Fi woes" for many internet users - and suggests a return to direct cable connections as an alternative.
In 62% of cases, Wi-Fi broadband users have had problems with their connection, usually due to slow data speeds while streaming video or music, or even when on a social network.
The.. Read More
28 Apr 2015
BY cgoodram
POSTED IN Cable solutions
New cable solutions are breathing new life into the 'first screen' of home entertainment, according to industry analyst Nielsen. For decades, the television wasn't just the 'first screen' - it was the only screen households saw on a daily basis.
Since the 1980s, home computers have introduced a second screen to the home entertainment mix, while mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones are now adding a third screen to the line-up. And while many critics have claimed this sounds the death knell for television as the dominant format, Niel.. Read More
28 Apr 2015
BY cgoodram
POSTED IN custom cable
Custom cable demand could be driven forwards in the enterprise and personal computing segments by innovations from hard disk drive manufacturers.
According to electronic components analyst iSuppli, solid-state disks have yet to make major inroads into the storage market, which remains dominated by HDDs. However, as SSDs continue to gain ground through new product launches like Microsoft's Surface tablet system, HDD manufacturers may need to play to their strengths in terms of product innovation.
That may mean focusing on the enterprise co.. Read More
Further research has recently indicated how demand for cable solutions is likely to grow in the months and years to come, thanks to the global broadband market.
Last week we reported a presentation from Integer Research that predicted "sustained growth" in several different types of cable solutions, from Fibre to the Home to coaxial cables.
Now ABI Research has echoed that forecast, putting figures in place for the future growth of cable broadband for fixed-line subscribers. This is in part due to the need for higher bandwidth, capable of.. Read More
