What is a Cat6 Riser Cable & Why do you Need it?

If you don’t have a high-speed Cat6 riser cable, you’re falling behind in the digital race! In today’s world of lightning-fast internet and data-heavy applications, settling for outdated cables means bottlenecking your network’s potential. A Cat6 riser (CMR) cable is specifically designed for vertical installations, ensuring superior performance in multi-floor buildings, offices, and data centers. 

With enhanced bandwidth, reduced interference, and flame-retardant insulation, it’s the backbone of a seamless, high-speed connection. 

Whether you're streaming 4K content, gaming, or running a business network, upgrading to a Cat6 riser cable is a game-changer.

When Do You Need Cat6 Riser Cable?

You will need Cat6 Riser Cable if you need to run a cable in the vulnerable and high-risk riser or vertical spaces of the buildings. Riser ethernet cables such as bulk Cat6 riser are accompanied by CMR-rated or riser-rated outer jackets. These thick jackets have fire-retardant properties. It means that Cat6 riser halts fire progression while emitting very low smoke and no dangerous gas during the burning phase.

Also, these cables are UV-resistant. It means you can use this cable at numerous places like for running in outdoor spaces.

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Cat6 Riser Cable: Data Transfer Speed & Bandwidth

Cat6 Riser Cable offers data transfer rates of 10 Gbps if the cable run is up to 164 feet or 50 meters. Likewise, the same cable offers data transfer speed of 1 Gbps if the cable run is extended to up to 100 meters or 328 feet.

The Bulk Cat6 Riser keeps your signal quality uncompromised through its 550 MHz bandwidth capability.

Cat6 Riser Cable: Pure Copper vs Copper-Clad Aluminum

The Bulk Cat6 Riser is available in both pure copper and copper-clad aluminum conductors. The benefit of pure copper cable is that it converts more energy into data packets while preventing attenuation at the same time. Attenuation is the loss of signal strength over longer distances. 

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With reduced DC resistance, pure copper cables ensure that you get the best connectivity experience through pure copper cables.

Cat6 Riser Cable: Shielded vs Unshielded

Two elements mess with your signals and disrupt the whole connectivity. These two elements are crosstalk (next-generation crosstalk and alien crosstalk) and electromagnetic interference.

When you install a bulk Cat6 Riser cable in places where other cables are also present, for instance electric wires, it causes a lot of crosstalk and EMI. These two elements comprise signal quality, and hence the connectivity and networking. 

To address this issue, some riser cables have an extra layer of protection as either a foil sheet is wrapped around all four twisted pairs collectively or foil sheets are wrapped around each twisted pair. 

Doing so keeps both these elements at bay and your signal quality remains intact. Such bulk Cat6 Riser cables are termed as Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) cables.

Those Cat6 Riser cables that do not have this extra layer of protection are called unshielded twisted pairs (UTP) and are meant for installation in the riser spaces of the buildings.

Get The Best Cat6 Riser Cable From Smartech

Here at Smartech Cables, we manufacture the best Cat6 Riser Cable and this claim is supported by the fact that our ethernet cables surpass all industry standards (FCC, CE, CSE, ISO/IES) by a wide margin. Also, our ethernet cables are RoHS compliant. We offer market-competitive prices with a 10-year warranty on pure copper cables(terms and conditions applied). Rest assured, when you shop from Smartech Cables, you get the best value for your money.