September Newsletter

September 2025

CommScope Technical Family Webinar

Join us for the next CommScope Technical Family webinar, “CommScope Warranty Site Survey Expectations” on October 9th.

CommScope offers two different 25-Year Warranties: SYSTIMAX® and Uniprise®/NETCONNECT® products when installed by a CommScope SYSTIMAX or Uniprise/NETCONNECT Certified Installer.

On larger CommScope installations, a CommScope SE is required to conduct a warranty site survey to inspect the installation and make sure it adheres to the CommScope installation best practices and applicable Industry standards.

In this presentation, we will review the two CommScope 25-year warranties, the building subsystems that will be inspected and installation best practices in each of the subsystems.

We will also review additional documentation that must be submitted with every warranty, like complete and accurate BOM and Copper & Fiber test results.

Register here.

Product Updates

CommScope’s FiberREACH™ solution provides more power with the new 2 port 90W POE Extender.

Notes:

This table applies only to the PFU-P-C-090-02
NEC Class 2 is generally limited to 60V DC, SELV to less than 75 V DC
Pout is the value related to the 802.3(bt) PoE Class standards, i.e. 90 W is the value associated with Class 8 PSE requirements
The 90 W PoE Extender supports 90 W of shared output between the 2 PoE ports
90 W values based on 2m patch cable to PD device, other values based on 50m patch cable

Assumptions:

• Hybrid cable temp = 20 C

• Patch cable temp = 55 C

• CommScope Cat 6/6A outdoor patch cord

*90 W distance values are highly dependent on temperate, input voltage, cable length and cable diameter.

A more accurate online calculator will be available to more accurately estimate distances.

The 90 W values are conservative and for planning purposes and are based on using CommScope power source equipment.

If you’re interested in extended distances, watch a recording of this month’s CommScope Technical Family’s, Data and Powering Options for Today’s Network Devices and earn BICSI CECs. Sign up for the CommScope Technical Family to receive webinar invitations.

Voice of the Customer: Our fiber market customers requested the pigtails in the CommScope fiber splice cassettes change 900um to 250um.

This change to take effect October 31, 2025.

Discontinuation and Replacement Information – G2 Splice Cassettes

CommScope announces new 12ports flush style double gang faceplates. The new 12ports faceplates universal opening design allows CommScope M series, SL series and KJ series (with adapter) jacks to be installed in the same port.

Design Features:

Universal opening: Used both with M and SL series modular information jacks. Also used with KJ series jacks with an adapter.
Material is UL 94 V-0 compliant
6 colors options
Only label option available

Remote Administration via Virtual Display!

We’re excited to announce the upcoming release of System Manager 10.0, arriving in Q1 2026. This major version introduces powerful new capabilities to enhance remote administration.

Key Highlights:

Virtual Display: Remotely view and interact with the Controller’s display for improved efficiency and user experience.

Geofence: Designed for OSP environments, this feature helps assess excavation risks near underground cabling.

Enhanced Device View: Originally introduced in 9.12, this feature offers a streamlined tabular and spatial view of interconnected devices.

Join our upcoming webinar to explore these features in detail. Certified imVision specialists can also complete a 10-question assessment afterward to maintain their certification and meet training requirements.

APAC (English) – REGISTER October 15th at 10 am SGT

NAR/Europe/Middle East/Africa (English) - REGISTER October 15th at 15:00 CEST

CALA/Spain (Spanish) - REGISTER October 15th at 16:00 CEST

Did You Know

We launched a new SYSTIMAX® Sales Masterclass Certification. This program is perfect for sellers looking to strengthen their structured cabling expertise, stay informed on industry trends, and learn how to effectively position SYSTIMAX solutions. This promotional flyer explains more details about the program and how to qualify to enter a raffle. The courses are complimentary for partners. All six courses that make up the program are available in Spanish, Portuguese, French, German and Chinese!

CommScope offers several fact files on its products and solutions. This fact file on Structured Cabling is an excellent synopsis on the beginnings of ethernet cabling. Perfect for the junior team member as a refresher.

CommScope’s Technical Assistance Center corner (TAC)

Do you have technical questions? Start with the TAC!

We make it easy!

Where are you located? Email a TAC agent in your region (24x7):

North America: tac.americas@commscope.com
Europe, Middle East, and Africa: tac.emea@commscope.com
Central America, Latin-America, Caribbean: tac.cala@commscope.com
Asia-Pacific: tac.apac@commscope.com

Prefer to Chat?

Start a live chat with a TAC agent in one click:

24 hrs. Mon-Fri

All regional contact options:

https://www.commscope.com/support/enterprise-networks/

We would like to hear from you!

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Be sure to check out commscope.com/ctf for more information!

Kind regards,
Infrastructure System Engineering Team
CommScope