Our range of Data Racks

Garland Data Racks on a background of brightly lit Rack Room

New Garland range of Data Racks and Accessories Introducing the Garland range of Data Racks and accessories, designed with flexibility and effortless installation in mind. Racks come fully assembled, ensuring a hassle-free installation experience and with the convenience of castors and leveling feet, floor racks can be easily positioned on-site. Watch our Video on key…

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Revamped Copper Patch Cord Range

Copper Patch Cords close-up

Madison Express, the 100% Australian owned distributor of cables and connectors to the electrical industry, has announced a revamping of the Garland branded copper patch cord range. The new range includes additional colours and lengths as part of the increased product portfolio and also features recently updated artwork to unify the Garland range of cabling…

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When is a Shielded cable a UTP cable?

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Screened v Unscreened cable It’s often asked if a screened cable can be used in an unscreened application. To answer this question, legislation and standards should be reviewed. The first place to start is with AS/CA S-008 which requires any screen to be electrically conductive and to have a drain wire present. The aim of…

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Garland releases New 48 Fibre FOBOT

Garland 48Fibre FOBOT

Garland is proud to release the new 24 port, 48 fibre 1RU sliding FOBOT. The MT30903A is the latest evolution of its successful fibre optic range of products.It replaces the older MT30903, and features the following upgrades: Capacity doubled to 48 fibres Improved metalwork Extra heavy duty roller slides Redesigned drawer locks Upgraded faceplate clips…

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Media Converters

How to use Media Converters

Media converters are used to convert signals from 1 medium (copper) to another (fibre) and vice-versa. Whilst their function is well understood, their actual application in the real world is not.
A pair of media converters and a suitable length of duplex fibre optic cable can convert the copper signal with its 90m limit to an optical fibre signal that can go much longer distances. Depending on what type of fibre is used, the link can go up to 500m with multimode or up to several kilometres with Single mode.

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