Why Attend CEDIA Expo 2026: What Integrators Should Know Before Denver
If you install networking, security, access control, lighting, or A/V systems for a living, CEDIA Expo 2026 is the one week a year you should clear your calendar for.
If you install networking, security, access control, lighting, or A/V systems for a living, CEDIA Expo 2026 is the one week a year you should clear your calendar for.
Here’s what’s actually changing for that network, and how to migrate it to higher speeds using the LGX enclosures, LC/SC connectivity, and MPO cassette systems enterprise, campus, and SMB customers are running today.
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AI is breaking that pattern, and it’s changing what “enough” backbone cabling looks like.
Direct burial vs. outdoor cable mix-ups cost installers money. An outdoor-rated cable pulled through wet soil without a water-blocking core doesn’t fail right away, it fails eighteen months later, when moisture finally wicks into the jacket.
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