The overall growth of surveillance video has greatly increased in the past few years, as video analytics, megapixel cameras and other innovations are causing more customers to install new or upgrade existing surveillance systems.

The new Altronix fiber termination kit for deploying fiber, which was developed in conjunction with Slayton Solutions, includes the comprehensive tools required to facilitate fiber optic termination and testing. 

The tools you need, and how to properly handle fiber optic and network cables.

Columnist Roy Pollack challenges professionals to test their knowledge in the latest 5 Minute Tech quiz.

Dave Engebretson, technical writer for SDM for over a decade, is a well-known trainer and certification proctor in IP networking, copper and fiber optic technologies and techniques.

AMG, a UK designer and manufacturer of ethernet transmission products, announced that Ziyu Yan has joined the company as vice president of engineering, and will form part of the management team leading AMG’s engineering efforts.

SDM technical writer and industry expert Dave Engebretson is providing a free virtual seminar on how to enable your personnel to handle fiber optic cables, connections and testing on Aug. 18 and 25, at 2 p.m. ET. 

SDM has partnered with Dave Engebretson, our Security Networkings columnist, to provide no-cost online technical training from the Fiber Optic Association during this national emergency.