Supporting shielded applications from Category 8 to 5e and UTP applications from Category 6A to 5e from one unified connectivity platform, Atlas-X1™ seamlessly supports network migration to 40GBASE-T. Solution meets draft 2.0E of TIA-568-C.2-1 Category 8 proposed standard and exceeds Category 5e, 6, and 6A UTP and shielded ANSI/TIA-568-C.2 standards. System includes pre-production Category 8 cable from Berk-Tek and supports 30 m channel.