Leviton – Leviton Acquires PRISM DCS

January 15, 2024
Leviton

The acquisition adds network rack, data and server cabinets to Leviton’s system offering for enterprise and data centre customers

 

Bothell, WA, January 15, 2024 – Leviton today announced that it acquired PRISM Data Centre Solutions (DCS) Limited, a leading manufacturer of network enclosures. Established in 1996, UK based PRISM DCS provides an unrivalled, service focused offering including consultation, design, manufacture and installation of 19” cabinets, hot and cold aisle containment, security caging to communications network and data centre applications.

The acquisition reinforces an already strong value proposition that Leviton’s Network Solutions business delivers for its commercial and data centre customers. Leviton designs and manufactures complete end to end copper and fibre structured cabling systems globally. Now, the company adds high-quality network rack, data and server cabinets to the total offering.

“As a global leader, we are committed to adding as much value as possible for our customers, and we are excited to add the team at PRISM DCS and their capabilities to Leviton,” said Ross Goldman, executive vice president and general manager, Leviton Network Solutions. “PRISM DCS will continue as a separate entity, reporting into Leviton Network Solutions through our EMEA group headed by Ian Wilkie. There are no changes for customer ordering.”

 

“This is a fantastic day for PRISM DCS, and everybody involved with the business,” said Oliver Reynolds, who will continue to lead PRISM DCS as managing director. “Joining Leviton provides an unparalleled opportunity to improve the value we offer to our existing and new customers. Being part of a financially strong, global organization will only accelerate our growth and expansion across EMEA and further afield. Our award-winning solutions and services will fit perfectly into Leviton’s already impressive portfolio.”

 

Leviton Network Solutions EMEA managing director Ian Wilkie adds, “PRISM DCS is the latest acquisition made by Leviton in the past few years and is another example of the company’s ambitions for the Network Solutions business.”

For more information on PRISM DCS, please visit the website https://www.prismdcs.co.uk/.

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More information on Leviton Network Solutions: https://www.leviton.com/en/products/commercial/network-solutions  + Leviton Network Solutions is a single-source global manufacturer of copper and fiber cabling systems. Leviton solutions are used in data centers, businesses, schools, hospitals, government facilities and commercial mixed-use markets around the world. All Leviton products are engineered to exacting standards, offer industry-leading performance and are backed by the industry’s best service and support. IT management, builders, contractors, and other industry professionals consistently rank Leviton products as the most preferred brand in the industry. We can expand your network possibilities.

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More information on PRISM Data Centre Solutions (DCS) Limited by Leviton: https://www.prismdcs.co.uk/ + prismdcs is an award winning data centre solutions provider specialising in the design, manufacture and installation of bespoke solutions including hot and cold aisle containment solutions, security caging and data centre cabinets. We utilise expert in-house design, manufacturing and installation teams to provide a high quality service with unrivalled lead times.

More information on Oliver Reynolds (Managing Director, PRISM Data Centre Solutions (DCS), Leviton): See the full profile on EMR Executive Services

 

 

 

EMR Additional Notes:

  • 19” cabinets:
    • A standard 19-inch server rack cabinet is typically 42u in height, 600 millimetres (24 in) wide, and 36 inches (914.40 mm) deep. Newer server rack cabinets come with adjustable mounting rails allowing the user to place the rails at a shorter depth if needed.

 

  • 4 Types of Network Cabling:
    • Coaxial Cable:
      • Coaxial cables have a single copper conductor at the center, while a plastic layer provides insulation between the center conductor and braided metal shield. The metal shield blocks outside interference from fluorescent lights, motors, and other computers.
    • Fiber Optic Cable:
      • Fiber optic cables possess a center glass core surrounded by multiple layers of protective materials. They avoid electrical obstruction by transmitting light instead of electronic signals, making them perfect for environments with large amounts of electrical interference. Fiber optic cables have become the standard for connecting networks across buildings because of their resistance to moisture and lighting.
    • Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) Cable:
      • Often referred to colloquially as simply ethernet cables, STP cables employ a special type of copper telephone wiring used for business installations. An external shield functioning as a ground is added to the standard twisted pair of telephone wires.
    • Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) Cable:
      • Unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cables are broadly used in the telecommunications and computer industries as ethernet cables and telephone wires. In a UTP cable, conductors forming a single circuit are twisted around one another to cancel out electromagnetic interference (EMI) from external sources.

 

  • FTTx:
    • Fiber to the Home (FTTH), Fiber to the Building (FTTB), Fiber to the Premises (FTTP) and Fiber to the Curb (FTTC), termed as FTTx are various technology and deployment options developed to enable reach of fiber as close to the user location as possible to provide high speed data and voice services.
    • Fiber to the home (FTTH) is the delivery of a communications signal over optical fiber from the operator’s switching equipment all the way to a home or business, thereby replacing existing copper infrastructure such as telephone wires and coaxial cable.
    • FTTP and FTTH are two different abbreviations for the same thing. FTTP stands for ‘fibre to the premises’ and FTTH stands for ‘fibre to the home’. … Unlike FTTC, FTTP broadband is delivered via fibre-optic cables not only as far as the cabinet, but across the entire span to your home or business.
    • Fiber-optic cables are less susceptible to glitches than traditional copper wires and can withstand the shock and vibration from inclement weather. FTTH is considered “future proof” and offers the flexibility to deliver additional services in the years to come.

 

 

  • Key Differences Between Copper Cable and Fiber Optics:
    • Data transmission speed of a fiber cable is comparatively more than that of copper cable. Copper cables are nearly 31% slower in data transmission than fiber cable.
    • A copper cable transmits the data through it in the form of electrical pulse i.e., due to the movement of electrons. As against in a fiber optics, the data transmission is the result of movement of photons thus it transmits in the form of light pulses.
    • The bandwidth provided by a copper cable is less than that of the fiber optics. Thus, a copper cabling meets the industry standards and provides a performance of up to 10 Gbps.  However, a fiber optics due to its large bandwidth possess better performance of up to 60 Tbps and above.
    • The energy consumed by a copper cable during its operation is somewhat greater than 10W but on the other side, fiber optics consumes less energy i.e., around 2W per user.
    • The lifespan of a copper wire is approximately 5 years as it gets easily affected by temperature variations and other environmental factors. However, fiber optics possess a lifespan of 30 to 50 years.
    • As fiber optics are difficult to be tapped as compared to copper cables thus proves advantageous from the security point of view. Due to this reason fiber optics are widely used for data transmission at present time.
    • A fiber optics allows transmission of data at a much faster rate as compared to copper cable.
    • The installation and maintenance cost of a fiber cable is more than copper cable.

 

  • Structured Cabling:
    • In telecommunications, structured cabling is building or campus cabling infrastructure that consists of a number of standardized smaller elements (hence structured) called subsystems. Structured cabling components include twisted pair and optical cabling, patch panels and patch cables.
    • Structured cabling is based on six components that, together, provide a convenient, repeatable and easily implemented framework for installing telecommunications cabling. The six components of structured cabling are the following:
      • Entrance Facilities
      • Equipment Room
      • Backbone Cabling
      • Telecommunications Room
      • Horizontal Cabling
      • Work Area

 

 

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