Up to what speed can Category 5e UTP cable transmit data?

The correct answer is C. 1000 Mb/s. The more popular CAT5 wire was later on replaced by the CAT5e specification which provides improved crosstalk specification, allowing it to support speeds of up to 1Gbps. CAT5e is the most widely used cabling specification world-wide and unlike the category cables that follow…

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A10 Mb/s
B100 Mb/s
C1000 Mb/s
D10000 Mb/s

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6% (1)
C
72% (13)
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17% (3)

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The more popular CAT5 wire was later on replaced by the CAT5e specification which provides improved crosstalk specification, allowing it to support speeds of up to 1Gbps. CAT5e is the most widely used cabling specification world-wide and unlike the category cables that follow, is very forgiving when the cable termination and deployment guidelines are not met.

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