Category: Trends
Digitalization = More than a mouse click
Every online marketplace has simple recipes for digitalization. Do they satisfy your company's needs? Those creating telecommunication and data networks are looking for tailor-made digital support which R&M provides in a considered, forward-looking and holistic manner.
All over IP in the Building – Why?
Which network technology offers the most sustainable options for building automation? What do the different cabling systems do? Investors, building owners, planners and system integrators ask themselves this question on a daily basis. R&M names criteria for the use of...
Planning Aerial Deployment for FTTH
FTTH is very difficult to realize in remote locations. Long distances make underground cabling more expensive. Can aerial deployment be a solution? Richard Schöbel, R&M Market Manager Public Networks, provides tips on planning.
Thoughts on Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence learns faster than anybody had ever imagined and it accesses massive amounts of unprotected data. Dr Lars Jaeger reveals his thoughts on the subject.
Single Pair Ethernet Raring to Go
With the Internet of Things, Ethernet is now making inroads into the sensor layer of smart buildings and factories. High connection density is required. Single Pair Ethernet is the perfect solution. Matthias Gerber, R&M Market Manager LAN Cabling, explains the...
Artificial Intelligence for Networks?
Can artificial intelligence (AI) carry out specific jobs in the networks and replace people? R&M Product Manager Reinhard Burkert takes a look at how AI and connectivity interact.
5G Market Gets Rolling
As one of the first countries in Europe, Switzerland auctioned licenses for 5G services in February 2019. The market is raring to go – even in other countries. But the rollout will take time.
IT Asset Management – Why?
Data centers proudly present their many computers, servers and in fact the entire network. But do they have a 100% overview of all IT devices over the entire life cycle?
Infrastructure Planning for Edge Computing
The trend toward edge computing is leading to a paradigm shift in cabling. R&M provides information on planning criteria for edge data centers.
Technologies for 400 Gigabits per Second
The time has come for 400 Gigabits per second in data center FO networks. Fast transceivers are raring to go. R&M is pursuing a forward-looking idea with the Consortium for On-Board Optics.
Fear of the Future
How Science and New Technologies Are Threatening our Collective Psyche.
Multiplying Fiber Optics
Ribbon fiber cables are taking the market by storm. They help network operators to multiply the number of fibers in existing ducts in a surprising way.