Everything You Need To Know About Interconnect Wires and Products

Posted by cablesondemand on January 28th, 2016

The digital world is stretching its wings into our lives. Everything is being sold, bought and even borrowed online. From homes to home appliances to the wires connecting those appliances, everything is available digitally. Amusingly, a lot of websites sell interconnect products online.

Electronic and fiber optic connectors, coaxial cables, interconnect systems and wires supporting the systems are all manufactured by companies and sold both digitally and on retail stores. However, reports have shown that the sale of such products online ha increased alarmingly.

Why choose the online medium?

There are several reasons to why people choose to buy SMA cables and copper SFPs online, for instance:

1. No pain of actually going to the hardware shop

2. People get a variety to choose from

3. All the specs are laid out in detail on the websites which help in making the right decision according to the requirements

4. Cost is lesser online

5. Some websites even lay out guidance on how to apply and fix the wires

Such easy availability of wires and interconnect products is comforting to many who are too lazy or occupied to go the retail store. For that sole reason, even companies and manufacturers are not afraid to sell these products online. It also globalizes the reach of a company and its products.

Most of the interconnect products have coaxial cables in them. Such products are mostly used in cable TV and data communications. Coaxial cables are basically made of a single long wire surrounded by an intertwined conductor. In between the wire and conductor is the dielectric insulator.

Uses of some of the most sold products:

1. SFP cables: These are used in Ethernet switches, routers, firewalls and network interface cards. Copper SFP provides equipment with an enhanced flexibility because of its ability to provide a connection to diverse optical fibers. It is also lower in cost.

   SMA connectors: With a screw-type coupling mechanism, SMA cables act as an interfacial connector for coaxial cables. These are most commonly used in WIFI antenna systems and USB software defined Radio Dongles.

   25 pair cables: Though used mostly in old times, the 25 pair cables were mostly used by phone companies. The 25th pair was used to call back to the central office when the tech department was working on the site. Currently, in most of our communication equipment, the 24 portal is used.

With each interconnect product having a different purpose, there is a lot to choose from. A lot of such products and their guidelines are available on the website to ease the customers at home without any technical knowledge and skills.