Does TMB intend to develop a CAT6 or CAT7 stranded Ethernet cable?
Although CAT6 has become a buzzword in the entertainment production industry, there is no real need for CAT6 cabling and it is more difficult and costly to produce and terminate. CAT6a and CAT7 are starting to be used in limited, very advanced applications. These need specialized connectors and equipment and are not used anywhere in entertainment production at present. ProPlex CAT5e is more than adequate for 1000 BASE-T Gigabit (and lower frequency) networks, which covers all applications in our industry and most outside it. It’s worth noting that TMB’s ProPlex CAT5e is verified and meets or exceeds all CAT5e patch cable specs. Its very low skew makes it especially suitable for video and audio networks, which is why it is recommended by Yamaha, Shuttlesound, and others. It is also double shielded, which is a real benefit in portable applications with all the various power and other sources of interferences. TMB continues to evaluate all the other durable CAT5e cables being introduced a
