Let's Talk Cabling!
Welcome to "Let's Talk Cabling" – the award-winning podcast that's your ultimate gateway to the dynamic world of information and communications technology (ICT). If you're aged 18 to 40 and thrive in the ICT industry or simply curious about it, this podcast is your must-listen destination!
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🌐 Explore the ICT Universe: Join us as we delve deep into the realm of designing, installing, certifying, estimating, and project managing low voltage projects across diverse industries. Whether you're an industry veteran or just starting your journey, our engaging discussions will enrich your knowledge and skills.
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Episodes
396 episodes
AHL: AI Vs Manual Estimating In Cabling
We answer rapid-fire questions from the field on AI estimating, fiber adoption, data center density, and what owners really notice when they walk a finished job. We keep coming back to the same edge that separates good technicians from great on...
OPGW Splicing Fundamentals Part 2
We talk with TJ Pate about what makes OPGW fiber splicing different, from calibration discipline to enclosure build quality that holds up for decades. We also get practical about tools, training paths, and the safety mindset required when fiber...
AHL: Project Management Reality Checks For ICT Teams
We answer a rapid run of ICT project management questions, from BIM and digital twins to workforce risk, documentation overload, and coordination challenges on fast-moving builds. We push for practical balance: model what matters, plan for labo...
Optical Ground Wire Explained For Fiber Techs Part 1
We talk with TJ Pate from Florida Power and Light about OPGW optical ground wire and why installing fiber on transmission towers demands a different level of planning, safety, and precision. We break down how utility fiber gets built, tested, a...
AHL: Project Management Lessons For Field Techs
We take live questions on copper and fiber, career growth, and what’s changing in ICT as AI, smart buildings, and data centers accelerate demand. We share hard-earned lessons on communication, planning, and why the “right” technical answer stil...
Why InfoComm Belongs On A Cabler’s Calendar
InfoComm can sound like “an AV show,” but if you pull cable for a living, it’s really a massive showcase of where low voltage work is headed next. We sit down with Bob Neyens, VP at Vertical Cable and a long-time InfoComm regular, to translate ...
AHL: Future Proofing Low Voltage
We take rapid-fire questions from the field and turn them into practical guidance for low voltage pros who want stronger designs, cleaner execution, and fewer budget surprises. We get blunt about what really drives performance and profit, from ...
Basic Electricity For Low Voltage Installers
Due to technical difficulties we bring back a great episode with JATC instructors to make volts, amps, current, and watts feel practical for low voltage work as PoE and modern power delivery move into our lane. We trade water-pressure analogies...
Are You Installing Cable Or Engineering Performance
Perfect-looking terminations and clean certification results can still hide the interference that slows networks weeks later. We break down EMI, RFI, and crosstalk in plain terms, then lay out the practical install rules that protect performanc...
From Cable Dressing To Closeout How Pros Protect Profit
We come back live after a short break and jump into rapid fire field questions that hit the real pressure points in structured cabling work. We talk about protecting quality, protecting profit, and building a career that keeps up with the pace ...
Stop Playing Cable Detective
We get real about why bad labels turn simple service calls into expensive downtime and frustration for techs and customers. We define telecommunications administration, break down how it scales from a small office to enterprise sites, and share...
Stop Faking Cable Test Results
We take on a hard jobsite reality: being asked to fake cable certification results to close out a project and secure a manufacturer warranty. We explain why that choice is fraud, how it wrecks trust and careers, and what doing it right looks li...
Hollow-Core And Multi-Core Fiber Explained
We sit down with fiber optics expert John Bruno to talk about what is changing fastest in fiber and what those changes mean for real technicians and designers. We dig into hollow-core fiber, multi-core fiber, and MMC connectors, then zoom out t...
Installation Habits That Protect Data Cable Performance
We answer rapid-fire questions that separate pretty cabling from high-performing structured cabling systems, from tie-wrap pressure and bend radius to the real reasons links fail certification. We also get practical about project realities like...
How Volunteering On The BICSI Board Shapes The ICT Industry
We break down how BICSI leadership really works and why volunteering is one of the most direct ways to improve the ICT industry. Justin Hobbs shares what the Board focuses on, how the LDC protects the election process, and why servant leadershi...
Seven Silent Cabling Mistakes That Cause Failures Later
We break down seven common field mistakes that quietly ruin structured cabling performance even when the work looks clean. We also share the mindset habits that separate average installs from work that passes certification, earns trust, and hol...
Firestop Selection Basics
We replay a practical guide to firestop selection and explain why the right choice starts with the barrier, the penetration, and the tested UL system. We break down mechanical and non-mechanical firestop systems so you can seal penetrations cor...
When Your Code Book Needs A Passport
We record from BICSI CALA, Costa Rica to clear up a stubborn myth about the National Electrical Code and explain how it becomes enforceable outside the United States. Fernando Escelente frm the NFPA clears up some confusion. We also dig into ho...
You Cannot Hack What Is Not Connected
We sit down with the Goldilock team to challenge the default “add more software” mindset and focus on a blunt truth: if a network is not connected, it cannot be hacked from the outside. We dig into how Layer 1 physical disconnection works with ...
Women Building The Future Of ICT
We explore how women build careers across ICT—from field installation and union apprenticeship to BIM-driven design and executive leadership—and why mentorship and culture make or break growth. The conversation closes with practical steps for n...
Cable Combing: Pride Or Problem?
We dig into the cable combing debate with Henry Frank, separating myth from practice and explaining how modern Cat 6A design and standards testing changed the rules. Along the way, we talk PoE heating, short channels, culture clashes, and why n...
Acronyms, Decoded
We break down why acronyms help experts move fast and why they lock out newcomers. We map old and new ICT terms, show how meanings shift across trades, and share a free handbook and simple rules to write clear, usable documents.• barrie...
How ANSI And TR-42 Shape Reliable Cabling
We sit down with outgoing TR-42 chair Henry Frank to unpack how standards are made, why contracts turn “voluntary” rules into must-do requirements, and what’s changing in cabling for extended reach, fiber polarity, and the 568 family. Clear tak...
Inside The Role of A Consulting Engineer
We pull back the curtain on consulting engineering in ICT, from how designs are born to how they survive construction. Paul shares career paths, tools like Revit, and why proactive thinking beats fire drills every time.• defining consul...
How A Two-Time Cable Skills Champion Trains For The Cable Skills Challenge
We talk with Doug, a two‑time Cable Skills Challenge champion, about how disciplined practice, mental prep, and a service mindset led to back‑to‑back wins. He shares the drills, the mistakes, the fiber testing nerves, and why process beats poli...