Shift to other cable types gains price hike

Makers offer Cat 5, Cat 6, coaxial and fiber-optic cables. Somecompanies produce more than one type of cable and concentrate ontelecom applications. According to some makers, Cat 7 andfiber-optic cables are relatively expensive for homeconfigurations. Still others tend to focus more on multimediacables.
Most cables from Taiwan makers are designed according to buyers.