| A revolutionary new cabling solution set to peel away the difficulties associated with home installation has been launched in Europe by Belden Inc., USA. Banana Peel� composite cabling, part of the Belden HomeChoice� range, provides the complete answer to the ever increasing problem of multiple installations around new homes. With the recent introduction of the HomeChoice� product range into Europe, the �intelligent� home can now finally be installed far quicker and more easily than in the past with no loss of performance to the cables once in place.
The new cable features a patent-pending design that affixes the individual cables to a centre spline, eliminating the need for an outer jacket. With no jacket to be stripped-off, easy identification of the individual data, coax and fibre cable components can be made; and once they are peeled-off the spline, they are ready for termination. Mr Hans Werner Eich, marketing manager of HomeChoice�, explained: �For many years the installation of cables into the home has been labour intensive and over the last decade we have also experienced a greater demand for the intelligent home, leading to a greater requirement for multiple cables to be installed. This in turn has led to longer installation times. Banana Peel� is our answer to both demands providing high-performance cables that are built to withstand demand now and in the future, as well as greatly reducing the time and difficulties associated with installation�.
The new line of Banana Peel� composite cable includes structured cabling solutions UL-verified to meet Category 5e performance standards. The cabling is available in four configurations: two 2 x 2 versions offering Cat 5e UTP-data cables and two coaxes. One version has standard Cat 5e UTP cable and standard quad-shield coax cable, whilst the other one is featured with bonded-pair-Technology and Duobond Plus�. Other interesting versions are the 2 x 2 x 2 versions with two fibre optic cables added to the 2 x 2 design. The Cat 5e data cables utilise either DataTwist� bonded-pair construction or an unbonded pair DataTwist cable construction.
The bonded-pair structure is unique in the industry in that it binds the individual insulated conductors along their longitudinal axis, resulting in uniform conductor-to-conductor spacing and the complete elimination of gaps between the conductors. This patented design demonstrates superior electrical performance before and after installation. The series 6 coaxial cables (RG6), feature two different types of shielding: Belden�s innovative, high-performance Duobond Plus� shielding - foil/braid/foil construction with a shorting fold - or Belden's Duobond� IV quad shield. The LANlite� Ethernet grade fibre cables are 62.5�m tight-buffered constructions.
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