Buying Guides

OEM cable supply means we make bulk cables to your brand. You choose the cable type and quantity, we add your branding and packaging, and we ship the cables to you. It is the way distributors, installers and other brands offer their own cable range without running a factory. How OEM cable supply works Choose

Choosing bulk Ethernet cable is simple when you work through it step by step: speed, rating, shielding, conductor, length and colour. This guide walks through each choice so you can order the right cable the first time. 1. Pick the category by speed Category Bandwidth Speed Cat5e 350 MHz Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps Cat6 550

Plenum and riser are the two fire ratings you will see on bulk Ethernet cable. The rating tells you where the cable may be installed. Plenum cable, marked CMP, is for air-handling spaces. Riser cable, marked CMR, is for vertical runs between floors. The jacket material is the difference, not the data the cable carries.

Cat6 and Cat6a bulk Ethernet cables look alike, but they carry different amounts of data. Both are made with 100% bare copper conductors, and both are available from Red Cable Technology in plenum, riser, shielded and unshielded types. The right choice depends on the speed your network needs today and the speed it may need