2020-03-24 15:00
According to futurist, AI thought-leader, and IoT expert Richard van Hooijdonk, universities are innovating faster than cities. Facial recognition, immersive AR learning, and 5G hotspots are… Read More
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IP - based Networking Products and Solutions.Versa Technology Inc. is an authorized distributor for PLANET Technology, a leader in last mile network technology. Versa Technology was founded with the mission of providing innovative industry products that are cost effective, dependable, and meet the cutting edge demands of the ever-changing market.
The company was birthed in 1994.
With a strong foothold in the industry, Versa Technology is embarking on another mission to provide quality last mile network equipment on a global scale.
Versa Technology and PLANET Technology are dedicated to provide the most user-friendly equipment that removes protocol boundaries. Versa Technology prides itself on dependable equipment that adapts to meet the needs of any business.
2020-03-19 15:00
Planet Technology USA would like our customers to know that business is continuing as usual for our company, and supplies will remain unaffected by the coronavirus outbreak that has taken pl… Read More
2020-03-03 16:00
Power over Ethernet (PoE) is a versatile solution that simplifies how you implement lighting, security systems and a wide range of low power technologies. In this post, PLANET explains diffe… Read More
2020-02-18 16:00
A harsh environment is a place where high levels of thermal or mechanical stress can literally wear down or break network equipment. These are places where dust or moisture pervades. Left un… Read More
2020-02-04 16:00
There are many ideas and inspirations we can take from the Consumer’s Electronic Show (CES) 2020. As developers continue to unveil their new smart home technologies, we are seeing a v… Read More
2020-01-21 16:00
In our recent post on The Smart Factory Revolution–AKA “Industry 4.0,” PLANET explored how manufacturing is transforming and becoming smarter and more agile through automat… Read More
2020-01-07 16:00
Video surveillance cybersecurity is drawing renewed focus among IT professionals because of its essential nature in protecting the data that brings success to organizations in both the publi… Read More
2019-12-17 16:00
The data center is a powerful example of the importance of fiber optic links and their vital role in transmitting data from an increasingly higher number of endpoints. Fiber and scalability… Read More
2019-12-03 16:00
Public restrooms around the U.S. are becoming intelligent data-gathering environments as the smart building revolution gains momentum. They’re relying on Power over Ethernet or PoE and… Read More
2019-11-19 10:27
Smart IoT market trends show that our world is becoming more connected than ever before. Billions of smart devices are actively being used each day and quintillions of bytes of data is being… Read More
2019-11-13 09:49
Ethernet represents the plumbing pipes of the Internet. Many network installers and system integrators are familiar with Cat5e and Cat6 cables with RJ45 connectors. But the term “Ether… Read More
2019-11-05 16:00
Introduction
As technology advances, the number and variety of components for an efficient telecommunications network are changing as well. One component that will be critical to the smooth… Read More
2019-10-22 15:00
The smart factory is a leap forward to an entirely flexible and connected system. Here is how it can transform your operations and boost your bottom line.
How the Smart Factory Revolution is… Read More
2019-10-08 15:00
Gigabit ethernet is the evolution beyond Fast Ethernet. It is… a lot faster. The “Gigabit” stands for 1 gigabit of data per second, or Gbps. This translates to 1000 Mbps w… Read More
2019-08-05 15:00
The use of Power over Ethernet (PoE) in industrial settings has increased rapidly in the last 10 years.
At one time, communications between devices happened over an RS232 or RS485 physical l… Read More
2019-07-22 15:00
The Internet of Things (IoT) is constantly making our devices more intelligent and more connected. But it doesn’t stop at devices: Smart buildings are becoming a hotbed of innovation w… Read More
2019-07-03 15:00
The ‘Internet of Things’ has become the world we live in.
Smart phones turned to smart buildings, and the rapid growth of ‘intelligent’ engineering has turned the wor… Read More
2019-06-10 15:00
The lights turn on automatically when you leave your bed in the middle of the night, but not too bright, as you don’t want to be blinded. Once you return to your bed, pressure sensors… Read More
2019-05-16 15:00
According to Statista, there will be around 31 billion devices connected to the internet by 2020, and that number is supposed to grow to 75.4 billion by 2025.
Nowadays, both industrial and… Read More
2019-05-02 15:00
It wasn’t too long ago that specialized IT personnel were required to set up and install networks in our homes and offices.
Nowadays, everyone wants to have multiple devices on their… Read More
2019-05-02 07:00
You may find yourself asking the following question: Do I need a managed switch for my smart home network?
It wasn’t too long ago that specialized IT personnel were required to set up… Read More
2019-04-12 15:00
PoE is cheaper and more efficient than older, outdated networking systems. In fact, thanks to PoE technology, the Internet of Things (IoT) is also blowing up.
Soon, all of our cars, homes… Read More
2019-03-19 15:00
Rather than having to painstakingly run a data cable and a power cable from a network switch to a Powered Device (PD), Power over Ethernet (PoE) saves both time and money by sending data and… Read More
2019-02-07 16:00
Although WiFi is a convenient luxury – one that we’ve grown accustomed to – it certainly has its shortcomings: random dropouts, slow speeds, and limited range are all issue… Read More
2019-01-07 16:00
Planet Technology USA has just launched a new limited lifetime warranty protection program called PlanetechPRO® offered for select industrial products. To take advantage of this pro… Read More
2019-01-05 07:00
One question we’re asked every day, is whether to go with a managed POE switch, a smart POE switch, or unmanaged POE switch? In this article, we’ll break through the complexity s… Read More
2018-12-21 16:00
Every year beginning in October, Top 10 Technology Trends lists begin to appear in tech blogs. They’re usually fun and somewhat gadgety and from a business perspective, grease the skid… Read More
2018-11-20 18:21
Welcome to the PlanetTechnologyUSA Black Friday and Cyber Monday celebration SALE.
To help our customers get an early start on their holiday celebrations, we’re holding this doorbuste… Read More
2018-11-15 16:00
While Cat5e and Cat6 Ethernet Cabling are still considered by many to be excellent solutions for cabling installations, and less costly than Cat6A, there are definitely good reasons why Cat6… Read More
2018-11-01 15:00
Back in January, MIT released their list of the top 10 technology breakthroughs for 2018. Ranked at number 3 is a project currently underway in a dusty section of Toronto, where the city mee… Read More
2018-10-17 15:00
In case you’re new to networking technologies, a media converter is the sort of little device every IT networking professional should keep on hand. That is because it allows you to joi… Read More
2018-10-01 15:00
As we draw closer to the year 2020, one that experts look to as the IoT 20-billion-device point, it may be time to consider something. Does our approach toward the actual IoT network itself… Read More
2018-09-21 15:00
On November 28, 2017, the HDMI Forum, Inc., announced the release of their new HDMI® 2.1 Specification. Among other things, this new version will be better supporting 4K and 8K ult… Read More
2018-08-20 15:00
What is HDMI over IP with PoE technology?
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is a transmission interface technology used for video and digital audio data sent from HDMI-compliant de… Read More
2018-08-13 15:00
Long-reach PoE is stretching cable distances beyond the classic PoE 100m, and it’s also stretching cable choice. Twisted pair—Cat 5e, most prevelant from earlier installs, and Ca… Read More
2018-07-17 15:00
PLANET now offers a new line of switches with LCD touch screen. This product line includes managed switches like the WGS-5225-8T2SV, an Industrial 8-port 10/100/1000T + 2-port 100/1000X SFP… Read More
2018-07-10 15:00
PLANET customers have been relying on PLANET media converters for decades. These handy little devices are great for helping professionals successfully pull together networks on the fly. They… Read More
2018-07-02 15:00
What would you say if we told you, you could soon enjoy your preferred lighting preferences in any hotel guest room or meeting room…anywhere on the planet, the one condition being the… Read More
2018-05-25 13:55
If you aren’t one of those people who follow data privacy regulations, you might not be aware of the doozy the European Union (EU) is getting ready to roll out. It’s called the G… Read More
2018-05-14 12:10
This article is intended to be a quick guide to helping you choose the best switch for your deployment. We’ve taken 5 of our most common environments and added a few descriptors. This… Read More
2018-04-24 14:44
Install an IP camera using a Power over Ethernet PoE injector by following these simple steps.
What You Need
IP camera(s)
1 PoE injector per IP camera
1 existing [non-PoE compliant] switch
C… Read More
2018-04-11 14:25
Ethernet hubs and switches are networking devices that connect computers [and IP devices] together. A hub is basic, offering simple data transmission capabilities to MAC addresses over Layer… Read More
2018-04-02 12:00
One question we’re asked every day, is whether to go with a managed network switch, a smart switch, or unmanaged switch? In this article, we’ll break through the complexity surro… Read More
2018-03-19 12:30
If you’ve been following the development of AI, you probably weren’t surprised a couple of years back when Google posted an ad for comedy writers. They felt, it seems, that their… Read More
2018-02-28 18:07
Ever go out to the mall or public place for a few hours and when you return, you find your mobile phone battery has literally drained dry—without ever having used it? I have. Why does… Read More
2018-01-31 17:58
PLANET is happy to announce the release of our newest 802.3bt PoE Injector. The POE-171A-60 is a single-port 10/100/1000 Mbps Type 3 device providing up to 60Watts of power and data at a dis… Read More
2018-01-17 14:00
Intel is about to release one of their biggest new technologies at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games from PyeongChang, South Korea.
It’s called immersive media and it’s about to rev… Read More
2018-01-03 22:00
On Thursday, December 14, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) repealed its 2015 net neutrality rules. We wrote an article about this very topic a few weeks ago, but let’s… Read More
2017-12-20 00:36
It was about this time last year that the president elect proposed a $1T infrastructure initiative.
The prospect of a much needed infrastructure overhaul got many engineering firms excited… Read More
2017-12-07 17:13
We’ve written a lot about the internet of things this year. But we’ve mostly covered industry news from 2017.
Now that we’re coming up on the end of the calendar year, we t… Read More
2017-11-18 02:18
When it comes to electronic devices, recharging has always been a bit of a headache. Even the latest smartphones require a decent chunk of time plugged in, and getting longer battery life is… Read More
2017-10-31 22:37
For years now, network installers have been pushing for more and more hot-swappable devices.
There are still some breakthroughs to be made, and not all types of network devices are able to b… Read More
2017-10-19 22:28
Back on January 29, 2017, Delta Airline suffered a well-publicized computer crash grounding 280 planes. An earlier disruption back in August of 2016 caused a startling 1,000 flight delays, o… Read More
2017-10-07 15:28
Remote network installations are becoming more and more common.
In recent years, technological components have been developed to withstand greater temperature and weather extremes. This acco… Read More
2017-09-22 20:17
SFP modules are becoming increasingly popular, and customers are looking for managed switches with integrated SFP ports.
Our PLANET Managed Switch, the GS-5220-24P4XVR is a great example. It… Read More
2017-09-05 16:59
If you’ve been living under a rock, you might not have noticed the massive infrastructure spend Uncle Sam announced earlier this year. A proposed investment to the tune of $1 trillion!… Read More
2017-08-16 16:35
Long Reach PoE (LRP) is playing a huge role in revolutionizing the way security and law enforcement officials monitor public spaces.
Digital evidence supplied by CCTV and surveillance camera… Read More
2017-07-31 16:32
As energy-efficient technology races ahead, the government and private industries alike are hustling to keep up.
As part of this effort, the Department of Energy’s “Building Tech… Read More
2017-07-13 20:30
Cars fly past your mega-skyscraper window. Your friendly robot arrives serving your favorite martini. As the sun goes down, the lights dim and change hue for a more evening appropriate mood… Read More
2017-06-30 15:23
HDBaseT is a killer new technology that’s really starting to take its place in mainstream networking.
It’s an IT admins dream, and it’s fast becoming a favorite of homeowne… Read More
2017-06-14 15:02
Okay. Let’s be honest with one another. It’s summertime and the fun’s just getting started.
The last thing you want to do, is sit in front of your computer and do research… Read More
2017-06-02 20:01
As you’re probably aware, on May 17th Wanna Cryptor (commonly known as WannaCry) became a serious problem world-wide. In the UK alone, 16 hospitals were forced to divert emergency room… Read More
2017-05-22 23:33
Whether you’re an installer, an IT admin, or just a homeowner ready to get started on a few projects around the house, our PLANET clearance sale is the perfect opportunity to pick up e… Read More
2017-04-28 21:50
When you’re researching PoE switches, you’ll inevitably come to a crossroads. Do you choose managed or unmanaged switches?
The choice is really quite simple. A Managed Switch is… Read More
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