CONTENTS
FEATURE FIBRE OPTIC NETWORKS
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Measure Twice, Cut Once Optical Fibre Cabling – ‘Getting it Right’ Smoothy Sailing Overcoming Distorions in Multimode Fibre To Boldly Go... Breaking New Boundaries in Fibre
An Eye for the Details Testing High-Speed Multimode Optical Networks FEATURE IIM
Street Smarts The Value of IIM within the Modern Network Infrastructure Waves of Change Intelligent Infrastructure Management through Wi-Fi In for a Penny... IIM – Wise Investment or Unnecessary Expense? Carbon Conscious A Case Study of Improved Efficiency through IIM
CABLE MANAGEMENT Chinese Whiskers Zinc Whiskers – Bare-Faced Scaremongering? SOFTWARE Informed Decisions DCIM Software: Improving Planning and Cutting Costs CASE STUDY
Early Diagnosis Standardised IT Network for Hitachi Medical Systems Europe The Bigger Picture High-speed Infrastructure for CEA Saclay’s Carriocas Grid
D ATA CENTRE All Part of the Service Full Solutions Provision for Data Centres Out of Thin Air Cold Aisle Containment – Achieving a Controlled Environment
REGULAR SECTIONS Foreword
Industry News
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In Review First and Foremost Looking Back at COMMS EXPO 2011 In the Know Twist and Shout! Using PR to Win New Business in the Recession In Focus Addressing the Issues Preparing for the Transition to IPv6 Product News Directory
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