Reel-less Cat.6a cable packaging for increased installation efficiency

Draka Communications, a global leader in the cabling and optical fibre industry, is to make its patented twin-foil Cat.6a cable available in REELEX packages. This innovative packaging system provides more than 300 m of UC500 S23 Cat.6a cable per box, easier storage, handling and less wastage for cable installations. It is made possible because of the robustness of the patented foil design in Draka's latest Cat.6a cable

Draka UC500 S23 Cat.6a meets IEEE 802.3 requirements for up to 10Gbase-T data applications as well as all other network services over Class EA channels. The four 0.56 mm twisted pair copper wire conductors are individually screened with Draka's patented, high performance, aluminium laminated plastic foil which provides excellent return loss and attenuation characteristics over a 500 MHz frequency range.

Carsten Fehr, EMEA Marketing Manager Draka Communications says, "This new and convenient packaged solution provides full Class EA capability combined with design-specific robustness that enables a quick and easy installation process."

REELEX tangle-free technology is a patented method of winding a cable (such as cord, wire, cable or tubing) into a figure of eight coil to enable a reel-less, self supporting cable dispenser. This unique coil feeds the cable from the inside-out without twists, tangles or snags, minimizing overruns and making the packages easy to handle, stack and palletize. The new packaging is lighter than metal reels and spools, as well as being more environmentally friendly.

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