The 2.5Gbps standard can run on Cat5e out to 100 meters, while the 5Gbps standard requires Cat6 cable to run 100 meters. Both should be far easier -- and cheaper -- to bring to market than current ...

Despite what retailers and manufacturers put in their marketing material, cat 7(a) is not an Ethernet cable standard. Cat 7 was intended for 10GBase-t, but cat 6 got an amendment ...

The longtime standard for Ethernet cables is called Category 5, which is commonly referred to as Cat 5. The Cat 5 standard has been in use since 2001. A normal cable supports speeds up to 100 Mb/sec.

If you've been taking your trusty ethernet cable for granted since 1985, then we don't blame you -- that's when the IEEE 802.3 standard was first published and it hasn't had a full revision since ...