Long-reach PoE is stretching cable distances beyond the classic PoE 100m, and it’s also stretching cable choice. Twisted pair—Cat 5e, most prevalent from earlier installs, and Cat… Read More
PLANET now offers a wall-mounted managed switch with LCD touch screen. This product line includes managed switches like the WGS-5225-8T2SV, an Industrial 8-port 10/100/1000T + 2-port 100/1000X… Read More
PLANET customers have been relying on PLANET media converters for decades. These handy little devices are great for helping professionals successfully pull together networks on the fly…. Read More
What would you say if we told you, you could soon enjoy your preferred lighting preferences in any hotel guest room or meeting room…anywhere on the planet,… Read More
If you aren’t one of those people who follow data-privacy regulations, you might not be aware of the doozy the European Union (EU) is getting ready to… Read More
This article is intended to be a quick guide to helping you choose the best PoE switch for your deployment. We’ve taken 5 of our most common… Read More
Install an IP camera using a Power over Ethernet PoE injector by following these simple steps. What You Need IP camera(s) 1 PoE injector per IP camera… Read More
Ethernet hubs and switches are networking devices that connect computers [and IP devices] together. A hub is basic, offering simple data transmission capabilities to MAC addresses over… Read More
If you’ve been following the development of AI and automated home technology, you probably weren’t surprised a couple of years back when Google posted an ad for… Read More
Ever go out to the mall or public place for a few hours and when you return, you find your mobile phone battery has literally drained dry—without… Read More
PLANET is happy to announce the release of our newest 802.3bt PoE Injector. The POE-171A-60 is a single-port 10/100/1000 Mbps Type 3 device providing up to 60Watts… Read More
Intel is about to release one of their biggest new technologies at the XXIII Winter Olympics from PyeongChang, South Korea – it’s called immersive media and it’s… Read More
On Thursday, December 14, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) repealed its 2015 network neutrality rules which will greatly impact peering. We wrote an article about this… Read More
It was about this time last year that the president elect proposed a $1T infrastructure development initiative. The prospect of a much-needed infrastructure overhaul got many engineering… Read More
We’ve written a lot about the internet of things this year. But we’ve mostly covered industry news from 2017. Now that we’re coming up on the end… Read More
When it comes to electronic devices, recharging has always been a bit of a headache. Even the latest smartphones require a decent chunk of time plugged in,… Read More