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Aruba 630 series campus access points Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company has announced the market’s first enterprise-grade Wi-Fi 6E solution set – the 630 Series of campus access points (APs), starting with the AP-635. The latest innovation in Wi-Fi technology, Wi-Fi 6E refers to Wi-Fi devices that operate in the 6 GHz band, which was – in the largest expansion of Wi-Fi capacity in nearly two decades – opened up in April 2020 by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for unlicensed use in the United States. With Aruba’s new Wi-Fi 6E offerings, organisations can take advantage of the increased capacity, wider channels in 6 GHz, and significantly reduced signal interference with 3.9 Gbps maximum aggregate throughput to support high bandwidth, low latency services and applications such as high definition video, next-generation unified communications, augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/ VR), IoT, and cloud. Additionally, with a new ultra tri-band filtering capability, which minimises interference between
R&M Netscale 48 Patch Panel R&M has launched its mixed-use Netscale 48 patch panel. With this new 48 port panel, both fiber optic and copper cabling can be accommodated within a single height unit, effectively saving up to half the rack space traditionally required for a combination of both media. This compact mixed-media solution helps free up 44
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the 5 GHz and 6 GHz bands, organizations can truly maximize use of the new spectrum. The new Aruba 630 Series APs will be available in calendar third quarter 2021.
valuable space for more cabling, switches, and servers, making it the ideal high-density patch panel for data centers and LAN environments. Netscale 48 can be equipped with all types of adapters available on the market today. These include the fiber optic connectors LC, SC, MPO, E-2000 and even the latest types CS, SN, MDC of the Very Small Form Factor (VSFF) class. The R&M products Cat. 6A ISO, Cat 6A EL and Cat. 8 can be used for copper connectivity. The solution has been designed to accommodate changes without any network disruptions. An additional feature is the integrated patch cord manager which saves space-consuming additional height units with cable guides on the front. Netscale 48 supports Automated Infrastructure Management (AIM) and is ‘hot-pluggable’ as sensor strips of the R&MinteliPhy AIM system can be plugged in or replaced during operation. The new 48 port variant is the latest addition to R&M’s Netscale range of solutions which offer the industry’s highest density of fiber optics ports for 19” cabinets. The family includes the larger Netscale 72 and Netscale 120 solutions and is the first Ultra High-Density platform with integrated functions for automated infrastructure management.
