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Growing market adoption

Across the world, cabling manufacturers are seeing shielded cabling gain market share, with adoption growth outpacing UTP.

This is reflected in many independent studies, including BSIRIA's U.S. Data Center Structured Cabling Study, which states:

"The survey results highlight a rush to higher speeds in data centers; a broad choice of copper cabling Category for 10G, especially shielded; and a copper / fiber split of 58:42 by volume. 75% of respondents who plan to choose copper cabling for their 10G links plan for shielded cabling"

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