Being Authentic

A Natural, Independent Life

The polar bear “Knut” from Berlin Zoo was different from other trained animals or animals that have spent a long time in a zoo environment. An example of how you can remain authentic – says CSO Martin Reichle.

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Fiber Age: flexible, modular

Interview with Alexander Huber, click to move

Alexander Huber founded the consulting agency “click to move” to professionally accompany communities on the long road into the fiber optic age. In an interview with R&M, he talks about his experiences that could well help a number of communities in the decision-making process.

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Peak Performance for Future Peak Performers

Real10 supports Swiss apprentices and professionals

A good vocational education helps young person a life long. Therefore the vocational college of Berne puts very much value on high quality – in the education just as in the infrastructure of its buildings.

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Water Supply with Fiber Optics

Melbourne Relies on R&M Solution

The largest desalination project in Australia is to ensure Melbourne’s drinking water supply. A complete fiber optic solution from R&M is to monitor and control the plant as well as provide capacity for future broadband connections for the region.

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Values, Foresight, Sustainability

Corporate Spirit @ R&M

What are the values that hold true at R&M? How could you describe the spirit of the company? CSO and owner Martin Reichle gives his opinion. In an article for Connections, he describes the factors of the far-sighted corporate spirit @ R&M that is oriented to sustainability.

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Ahead of the Standards

R&M Defines Grades for Multimode

To date there is no international standard for multimode fiber optic connectors - unlike singlemode models. R&M closes this gap with its own definition of grades for multimode connectors that make extremely though demands.

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No Compromises when it comes to Quality

Matmut Group Extends Headquarters

The French insurance group Matmut made no compromises when it came to quality and reliability in the expansion of its headquarters in Rouen – and that applied to the network infrastructure too. The Cat. 6 cabling from R&M powers 1600 workplaces.

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How Precise are Field Measuring Devices?

Watch the Quality of Your Measurements!

The purpose of field testers for LAN cabling parameters is to make certification and acceptance measurements quick and simple. Providing, of course, they are accurate enough for the job. High-quality measurements protect users from making the wrong decisions.

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Bionics: Technology from Nature

The Secrets of the Cat. 6A ISO Module

We are taking another in-depth look at the Cat. 6A ISO module from R&M. Take a look at the tiny but extremely sturdy insulation displacement contacts and connecting blades. Nature helped us to develop the best copper connection technology of all times.

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The Future Belongs to Fiber Optics

Gigabit Society in "Our Small Town"

Limmatfeld, a new residential neighborhood for 3000 people in Dietikon near Zurich, is being equipped entirely with fiber optics. The planners are developing an exemplary urban environment for the future Gigabit Society - with FTTH solutions from R&M.

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High-Density Patching

New cable Management for 19" Cabinets

R&M is expanding its data center range by adding a new cable management system for 19" network cabinets. This system increases the density of the cabling while simplifying patching and protecting individual cables more effectively. It is called HD Cable Management.

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The Road to 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet

Parallel Optical Connectivity Technology

New standards and new systems for data centers: Soon, 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet, parallel optical connectivity technology and the use of highly developed MPO/MTP® connectors will be order of the day.

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More Stable, More Reliable, Better

The New LC Connectors from R&M

More precision for fiber optic connectors. The new LC connectors from R&M are categorized as Grade A* and have the best attenuation values imaginable. The innovative housing design ensures the best mechanical stability of the LC connector ever achieved.

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Potential for Self-development -

the Conditions for Our Growth

How do flowers develop their lovely blossoms? Biophysics has a surprising answer: not as a result of pressure but of their own accord. Blossoms are virtually drawn into their perfect form. CEO Martin Reichle explains how R&M uses this growth strategy from nature.

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On the Way to Becoming a Gigabit Society

Fiber-To-The-Home

Fiber optics is taking the world by storm. More and more places are bidding adieu to the copper phone wire they have been using for 150 years. Only fiber optics can extend ultra-broadband Internet service all the way into our homes while also opening up new opportunities for growth.

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Dust, Vibrations and Splashing

Cabling in Industrial Environments

Industrial environments put cabling under increased duress. Vibrations, heat, dust, water vapor and oil push Ethernet connections with regular contacts to the limits of their loadability and often beyond.

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Upgrade for R&M Street Cabinets SCM

FTTH with Cross Connection Cabinet

SCM from R&M – SCM stands for single circuit management – can now be incorporated in street cabinets. That means network operators can expand their FTTH infrastructures in the field faster and more flexibly than ever. The Cross Connection Cabinet solution serves as a platform.

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Next Level in High Density

48-Port HD Panel for Data Centers

R&M is setting new density standards for 19’’ racks. The new HD panel for 48 ports per unit allows no compromises, neither in safety and shielding nor in user convenience and flexibility.

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The Road to 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet

MPO/MTP® Solutions for Data Centers

MPO/MTP® solutions have become increasingly important with the growing need for bandwidth and particularly with the imminent arrival of 40 GbE and 100 GbE. R&M provides an advanced MPO range for data centers.

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Shorter Links for 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet

Fiber Optic Cabling in Data Centers

More performance – shorter links. Data centers planning a fiber optic infrastructure for using 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet should keep the 100 meter distance in mind. Learn the reasons for the restrictions in the IEEE 802.3ba standard.

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R&M Cube - A Cube with Brains

Green Building @ Industry

The new R&M company facility has been causing a stir in the construction industry and media since the fall of 2010. The R&M Cube sets standards in heating, air conditioning, energy and sanitation technology with its innovative characteristics.

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Is Your Compensation Stable?

Taking a Critical Look Inside the RJ45

Can you install a system and then just forget about it? No, you cannot! If you operate high-performance data networks with copper cabling, you also have to attend to the finer points in ongoing operations such as stable compensation in the connection modules.

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Room for Ideas and Modernization

Innovation @ R&M

How does R&M do it? The company keeps coming up with exciting new products. It is bubbling over with ideas; the employees are creative. Head of Development Gianfranco Di Natale explains the innovation culture at R&M.

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Empathy -

the "Igloo Effect" as an Opportunity

Common challenges in untamed nature can bond very different people. You learn to put yourself in someone else’s shoes and trust each other. CEO Martin Reichle illustrates how such experiences from untamed nature can be useful in a business environment.

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Unpretentious

A Harsh Climate Has its Good Sides

We can learn much from people who live in barren regions. CEO Martin Reichle had the opportunity to experience this while on a mountain expedition in the Himalayas. The raw climate leads you to contemplate the values that really matter. Let’s turn our attention to inner growth, gratitude and satisfaction.

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Look, Listen, Discuss, Act

Simple Principles with a Strong Impact

Corporate Governance at R&M is based on just a few effective principles: looking, listening, discussing...and acting. That is not a recent invention but old cultural wisdom. And a beloved metaphor with roots in India reminds us of this time and again.

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FTTH: Involves More Than Just Bandwidth

Interview with Professor Hartwig Tauber

The fiber optic age can open up entirely new dimensions for all of us. Fiber to the Home (FTTH) means much more than just ultra-fast Internet access. Europe still lags behind Asia and USA. We spoke about these issues with Professor Hartwig Tauber, the Director General of the FTTH Council Europe.

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Fiber To The Home for everyone

R&Mfoxs - the Total Solution for FTTH

Network operators face a number of challenges. There’s no stopping the future of Fiber to the Home (FTTH) for broadband access. The question is how the roll-out can take place in a secure, fast and flexible way. The answer is: R&Mfoxs, the total solution for FTTH invented by Reichle & De-Massari.

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Data Centers: Efficiency for the Future

Cabling in the Era of Zettabytes

Petabytes, exabytes, zettabytes … The quantity of digital data is growing. Data centers have to respond ever faster. Everything depends on a system’s efficiency and ability to continue handling future requirements. Cabling solutions play a prominent role.

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Ofertix to Keep Growing with R&Mfreenet

Online Trade Requires Top Performance

Ofertix, the leading Spanish online portal for buying brand articles at bargain prices, had the whole of its new company headquarters in Barcelona equipped with R&Mfreenet cabling. Now, the company has plenty of space to grow.

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A Crystal Clear Solution for Swarovski

Reliable Network in the Elegant New Facility

The structured building cabling in the new Swiss headquarters of Swarovski is the reliable basis of particularly flexible, mobile team organization. Elegant architecture provides the framework for powerful IT.

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New Freedom in Warsaw

R&Mfreenet in the "New City" Office Center

Operators of office buildings are familiar with the problem: All tenants want their own kind of cabling. Adjustments have to be made to the network configuration in a different room every day. The “New City” in Warsaw has no problem on that score. R&Mfreenet gave it freedom.

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On the Road to Nanotechnology with Excellent Shielding

Cat. 6A ISO in the New IBM Research Center

Labs that feature all-round protection and shielding are the heart of the new IBM research center near Zurich. This is where the nanotechnology of the future is being developed. The Cat. 6A ISO building cabling from R&M is playing a major part in making this possible.

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Data Center for Medical Technology

Customized Base for Synthes

The new Swiss base of operations for the Synthes Group started off with a customized, high-density data center. The cabling solution from R&M helps to ensure high density, security, performance and management processes in equal measure.

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