Though we’ve never used their cables, [Blue Jeans Cable ... Ethernet cable specification is policed via the honor system, allowing manufacturers to be fairly brazen about what they label as Cat 6.

Although swapping a Cat-5e patch cable with a Cat-7 ... The bandwidth for twisted pair Ethernet wiring is in the MHz range, with Cat-5(e) hitting 100 MHz, Cat-6 250 MHz and Cat-6A 500 MHz.

Following are the categories for telephone and Ethernet cables, which are abbreviated "Cat." For HDMI video cables, see HDMI cable types ... ScTP/STP 500 MHz 10 Gbps 6 UTP/ScTP/STP 250 MHz ...

Ethernet cables are shielded, and have no issues with range ... with tripping and a difficult vacuuming job. As speeds go, a Cat 6 cable should be sufficiently futureproof. Feel free to use ...