Since 1998 Galaxy Communication, Inc. has provided companies in the midwest with everything needed for a complete cabling infrastructure. This includes the cable, the jacks, the patch panels and the voice termination field. We also provide and install open racks, server racks, cable sleeves and cable ladder for wiring closets and server rooms. And we're happy to share some of our knowledge and experience. Review the following sections to learn more about cabling infrastructure elements, and how Galaxy Communications, Inc. can help you.

Integrated Voice & Data
Galaxy Communications can enable customers of all sizes to integrate all their IT and communications systems thus offering a more cost effective and manageable system, with one point of contact for all cabling design, cabling installation, cable testing & certification and communications requirements.

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Data Cabling

Cat 5, Cat 6 Cable

Today, your network cabling system carries the lifeblood of your organization - information. The installation, material, quality of cable and testing procedures are all much more critical in data wiring than in voice. The main reason for this is that networks today are designed to carry large amounts of information at incredible speeds. To accomplish this over unshielded twisted pair cable (UTP), many different criteria must be met.

Who sets the criteria and standards for network cabling? Well, the three major players are The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE - commonly called I-triple-E ) who work on developing new protocols, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and the Telecommunications Industry Association / Electronic Industry Alliance (TIA/EIA) who issue the standards and testing procedures.

Suffice it to say that these people have been busy over the past 12 years - as we've seen network speeds increase from 10 million bits of information per second, over Category 3 wire, back in 1991 to 1 billion bits (called Gigabit Ethernet) today. With bandwidth increasing and reliance on the network at an all time high, getting information to where it needs to be is becoming more challenging than ever. Ask any IT Manager what their most common network problem is and you will most likely hear them rant about cabling issues. In fact, cabling problems, which account for over 50% of network problems, cost companies millions annually. The most common problems are:

All of these problems can be avoided if the cabling is installed and tested properly. The cable must be installed following strict and specific guidelines and the testing must be done using the right equipment calibrated for the latest standards (called certification). Galaxy provides this with each cabling installation.