HDBaseT certification begins for cable MSOs
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Michelle Clancy
| 09 February 2017

The HDBaseT Alliance and UL have announced a certification programme for power over HDBaseT (PoH) cables.

This programme, targeted at cable manufacturers, addresses the increased performance and safety requirements of audiovisual installations. With increasingly complex installations and the proliferation of power over HDBaseT (PoH) equipment, AV vendors, manufacturers and professionals have indicated the need for standardisation and consistency for high performance, regardless of the size of cable bundles.

The programme evaluates the cable’s ability to carry DC power of up to 100 watts over the four pairs of the cable, per the PoH standard, and to maintain HDBaseT data transmission performance.

“Until now, the HDBaseT Alliance had a Cable Recommendation Programme in which it tested cables for HDBaseT transmission,” said Ariel Sobelman, president, HDBaseT Alliance. “The new cable certification programme goes one step further, providing increased transparency to vendors and end users and identifying the best cables for complex installations. By cooperating with the leading safety company in the world, the Alliance reiterates our commitment to the highest performance levels in the industry.”

“As HDBaseT became the standard for the transmission of high-throughput content, it was natural for UL to join the efforts to help address the safety and performance issues of powering over these cable installations,” added LF Lai, VP and GM of UL’s Wire and Cable division. “Through the cable certification programme, both vendors and end users will benefit from knowing that these cables are not only suitable to transmit HDBaseT, but also do so according to highly respected industry standards.”