Change is in the Air for Network Cabling Network cabling's
design and performance has evolved through years of research and
development. With each technological advance, however, the size
of cable has increased, making it more cost-prohibitive and
challenging to install. That is, until now. AirES technology,
which was recently introduced by Krone, uses air as an
insulating material in its new network cable. A team of cable
design engineers at Krone's facility in Sidney, Neb., invented
the network cabling design to boost the cable's performance and
reduce its size. “Since the '70s, we've been using air as an
insulator for our connectors,” says Tim Takala, director of
support technology for Centennial, Colo.-based Krone. “We're now
implementing the AirES technology across our entire cabling
range.” Krone's riser, plenum, and CM-50 cables all feature the
AirES technology, which increases the cables' signal speed and
strength while reducing crosstalk. By using air as an insulator,
the engineers were able to reduc