The Blue Wave Blog

Blue Wave is committed to providing top-quality service and support. Our blog offers a compilation of news, advice, and commentary to help you stay on top of your cabling needs.

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Blue Wave Communications | July 29, 2020

Horizontal and Backbone Cabling Explained

Cable installations for computer systems and networks can be both complex and specific. Two indispensable main cabling methods used in structured cabling are horizontal and backbone cabling. These two methods make up some of the most basic components of structured cabling. Although they are different, horizontal and backbone cabling complement each other and are necessary for different types of cabling environments and specifications. What Does Backbone Cabling Consist Of? Backbone cabling can be described as cabling that delivers ...


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Blue Wave Communications | July 8, 2020

What You Need To Know About Misclassification of Employees

In 2016, a judge approved a $27 million employee misclassification lawsuit settlement brought against popular ridesharing company Lyft on behalf of ...


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Blue Wave Communications | June 24, 2020

The Most Shocking IT Room Cable Management Transformations

The IT room is an essential part of an organization’s infrastructure. It could take the form of a telecommunications room or any space with ...


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Blue Wave Communications | April 14, 2020

The Video Conferencing Do's And Don'ts You Need to Know

The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has forced a lot of changes for companies of all sizes and industries. With many state governments now issuing ...


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Blue Wave Communications | April 8, 2020

5 Proactive Ways Hospitals Can Help Prevent the Spread of Epidemic Threats

Provided by Primex Inc. With an increasingly global economy and travel infrastructure making it easier than ever for people to travel near and far comes a growing risk for the spread of disease across regions, countries and even continents. In the past two decades, viruses such as SARS-CoV (commonly known as SARS), Ebola, H5N1 (“bird flu”), H1N1 (“swine flu”) and the coronavirus known as COVID-19 have demonstrated just how quickly epidemics can become pandemics if they aren’t contained. Scientists have learned valuable insights from each of ...


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Blue Wave Communications | March 18, 2020

Industrial Style Office Designs: Key Concepts to Consider for the Installation of Low-Voltage Cabling

The industrial style office aesthetic is making a comeback. Originally popular from the brutalist architectural movement in the mid-20th century, ...


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Blue Wave Communications | February 5, 2020

3 Data Center Infrastructure Design Mistakes

Whether you call it a data center, a telecommunications room, or a server room, the room housing your organization’s IT hardware is the nerve center ...


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Blue Wave Communications | January 8, 2020

FAQs about Environmental Monitoring and Synchronized Clocks

We get a lot of questions about the different solutions that Blue Wave Communications offers aside from structured cabling. In particular, many ...


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Blue Wave Communications | November 20, 2019

How Public Safety DAS Helps First Responders

Public safety distributed antenna systems (DAS) help first responders maintain constant radio contact with one another during emergencies. These ...


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Blue Wave Communications | October 16, 2019

Basic WAP Installation Guidelines You Need to Know

Every modern organization needs to provide stable and secure internet access to their employees, guests, students, customers/clients, etc. Modern consumers (and even employees) have come to take Internet access for granted. Wireless connections, in particular, have become a standard expectation for many. Wireless access points (WAPs) provide a convenient method of connecting people to the internet. A WAP allows for multiple wireless connections between people and web-based resources. Though, ironically enough, even wireless access points ...


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Blue Wave Communications | September 24, 2019

How to Choose Between Plenum Vs Riser Rated Cables

It can be all too easy to underestimate the complexities of low-voltage cabling requirements for an office or data center. Many people aren’t fully ...


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Blue Wave Communications | August 28, 2019

5 Conference Room Setup Best Practices You Should Know

Effective business collaboration is key for increasing employee productivity and ensuring that everyone on the proverbial boat is rowing in the right ...


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Blue Wave Communications | August 7, 2019

Blue Wave Communications: A Different Low Voltage Cabling Contractor

One of the problems with low voltage cabling in Florida, and probably throughout the country, is that the cabling is being treated more and more like ...


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Blue Wave Communications | June 13, 2019

The Importance of Cellular DAS in Public Safety

A cellular distributed antenna system (DAS) can play a surprisingly important role in ensuring safety for your employees during an emergency. Having ...


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Blue Wave Communications | April 17, 2019

What is a Sound Masking System and Why Should You Have One?

Workplace environments, whether in a corporate office, a hospital, a doctor’s office, or retail space, are packed with distractions that impede productivity and cost companies millions of dollars every year. In fact, according to a survey cited by Inc.com, “nearly 3 out of 4 workers (70 percent) admit they feel distracted when they’re on the job, with 16 percent asserting that they’re almost always distracted.” Why are workers so distracted? The Inc. article highlights a very important factor, stating that “80 percent of those surveyed cited ...


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Blue Wave Communications | March 27, 2019

Does Video Surveillance Really Improve Your Security?

Closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance, or video surveillance, systems have long been a staple of security for businesses, hospitals, ...


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Blue Wave Communications | March 6, 2019

4 Reasons To Clean Up Your Telecom Room Cables

A telecommunications room, or telecom room (TR), contains the technology equipment, cabling, and other IT resources that organizations use to ...


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Blue Wave Communications | February 13, 2019

5 Best Practices for Data Center Infrastructure Design

Data center design standards, such as the Uptime Institute’s Tier Standard and TIA-942, place quite a bit of emphasis on the power and cooling ...


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Blue Wave Communications | December 26, 2018

How to Select the Right Structured Cabling Contractor

Finding the right structured cabling contractor is often easier said than done—many commercial cabling contractors may say that they’re the best ...


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Blue Wave Communications | November 30, 2018

Exercise Caution When Choosing the Lowest Bidder for Low-Voltage Cabling

It is a common practice to request several bids for key contracting services whenever you are preparing to build, expand, or renovate a property and the field of low-voltage cabling is no different. The goal for putting contracting services out to bid is to try and minimize costs while maximizing the quality of work delivered within an established timeframe. However, on many voice and data cabling bids, many companies tend to base their decision only on the cost of service without taking into consideration other important factors —and often ...


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