M12 Solutions recommends what we believe is the best global brand of data cable and associated products from Siemon. Seimon are a private American family owned business who have been around for more than 100 years. Their systems are chosen by the majority of the fortune 500 companies and there is complete global presence.

Siemon Certified Installer® (CISM) Programme

There is a lot more to cabling system performance than just buying good quality cable and connecting hardware. In order to ensure full bandwidth potential, a structured cabling system needs to be properly designed, installed, and administered. In recognition of these critical factors, The Siemon Company has developed the Siemon Cabling System Certified Installer Programme. M12 Solutions uses fully certified engineers and our proposals always consider customers needs for both now and the future.

Category 6 Systems

Category 6 Cabling systems provide a guaranteed 1GB data speed along cable of up to 100metres. Siemon category 6 connecting hardware can be used together in a worst case 4 connector, 100 metre channel to deliver the ultimate guaranteed end-to-end solution: System 6 offers a 20-year premium warranty on connecting hardware, installation and applications when installed by an M12 Solutions Siemon Certified Installer.

10G ip ™ (Seimon Category 7 system)

Emerging, high bandwidth services and the adoption of higher speed Ethernet standards, like Gigabit Ethernet and now 10 Gigabit Ethernet, are creating an environment where Internet Protocol (IP) and the delivery of advanced IP services like Voice over IP, IP videoconferencing and IP-based security are becoming common applications. Increasingly, voice, data and video networks are being converged onto a single infrastructure and the demand for reliability and Quality of Service (QoS) has never been greater. A reliable high-performance structured cabling system, built to handle these bandwidth intensive applications, is the fundamental asset required to enable today's leading organizations to increase productivity and sales while decreasing operational costs. Specifically, a structured cabling system capable of delivering 10Gb/s services is the minimum requirement to ensure future compatibility with emerging services. To this end, The Siemon Company has created the 10G ip ™ Cabling System.

The pace of technology is not slowing. Today, customers are installing local area networks that are capable of delivering services that are 1000 times faster than their networks could handle less than ten-years ago. The appetite for increased services and the need for speed are insatiable.

Driving the Demand for 10 Gig and IP

10 Gb/s provides tremendous capacity — enough for 129,024 simultaneous phone calls. But in networks beyond the corporate firewall, this is already reality. For years, local and long-distance telephone carriers have had the ability to deliver information at speeds up to 10 Gb/s and beyond. Designed to carry traditional voice traffic, these networks use SONET (Synchronous Optical Network) or SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) circuits to deliver ATM, Frame Relay, and even Internet Protocol (IP) traffic at varying speeds -- 1.5 Mb/s, 2.5 Gb/s on up to 10 Gb/s.

But a fundamental change is happening. The demand for IP-based services in the Wide Area Network (WAN) and the Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) is skyrocketing. In fact, conservative estimates predict a compound annual growth rate for IP-based carrier services to be a staggering 56%*.

So what does all this mean? It means that for the first time, the IP protocol that is so prevalent in enterprise networks -- ethernet -- is also the fastest growing IP protocol in the MAN and WAN. The bottom line is that the network language is being unified by ethernet, and the opportunities for advanced IP-based services that can take full advantage of the 10 Gb/s speed are emerging.

*Source: Mckinsey

What Does 10G ip ™ Do?

10G ip ™ was specifically engineered with end-user's needs in mind. We know that today's IT managers are faced with the unprecedented challenge of securing their networks for future "Killer Applications". It is a difficult assignment but one that every enterprise in the world must undertake.

10G ip™

• Enables you to integrate your business functions and deliver advanced 10G and IP-based services across your entire business
• Enables your business to be ready for seamless 10G MAN and WAN integration
• Improves network efficiency and decreases network downtime resulting in increased productivity
• Enables advanced IP-based security applications making your workplace safer and your property more secure
• Provides readiness for future IP-products and services

Technology Does Not Stand Still

There is a common phrase used in the computer server business - "today's servers are tomorrow's desktops." If you look at the progression of business computers over the past 5 to 10 years you know this to be true. The same can be said for bandwidth--more is always better. 10G ip ™ gives your business the bandwidth to succeed. It will prepare your network for emerging IP-applications today and well into the future. Choose Siemon's 10G ip ™ and imagine the possibilities...

Imagine the Possibilities

No one knows for sure what the future has in store. One thing we do know is that you can prepare for the future now. The future is built by those who dare to dream. With 10G ip™ Siemon can help you make your dreams reality.

Your Network Is Limited Only By Your Imagination

• 3D modeling with real-time holographic technology - images you can almost feel
• Interactive, point-to-multi-point streaming media for distance learning or employee/customer training
• Full-motion broadband videoconferencing with integral file collaboration
• IP-enabled Security for large organisations, business security video and fire protection

M12 Solutions approach to the provision of a new cabling infrastructure

• We provide a comprehensive survey and needs analysis which will enable us to present a custom proposal
• Our recommendations will now almost always be to provide Category 6 Cabling instead of Category 5e which we have been providing for over 12 years.
• We will also guide our customers to adopt a reasonable percentage of outlets which are 10GB / Category 7 to provide excellent future-proofing. The two systems can be laid alongside and labeled accordingly.
• With engineering labour being the highest cost of the provision of outlets, then the higher cost of 10GB cable and termination hardware means the increase in cost per outlet is only marginal.