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  • 24th Jan 2019

    OFF THE TOP

    I hope you all celebrated the start of 2019 with family and friends. Now that we’re into the new year, it’s time to look ahead and give some thoughts on what I expect from the industry, but first let…

  • 24th Jan 2019

    COMSTAR ADDS TO ITS PRODUCT PORTFOLIO

    Comstar is constantly driving to provide our customers with a diverse portfolio of solutions that help meet their OSP and equipment needs. Recently, we’ve added the following suppliers. Makita Tools:…

  • 14th Sep 2018

    WE'VE GOT THE DROP FOR YOU

    UPDATES ON DROP CABLEWith construction season winding down, many of us had our heads in the sand just trying to cover the day-to-day needs. I wanted to take a quick moment to highlight new options in…

  • 19th Jul 2018

    Q&A WITH THE PRESIDENT OF COMSTAR SUPPLY

    VIEW FROM THE TOP5 QUESTIONS WITH COMSTAR SUPPLY PRESIDENT CHAD PUNCHARDThe network construction season is in full swing and Comstar Supply President Chad Punchard recently reflected on what the compa…

  • 2nd Jul 2018

    COMSTAR ADDS CYBER POWER TO PORTFOLIO

    Founded in 1997, Cyber Power Systems (USA), Inc., designs and manufactures a high quality line of award-winning products, including uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, power distribution units…

  • 14th Jun 2018

    ANNOUCING OUR NEW MIDWEST REGIONAL SALES MANAGER

    Comstar Supply is proud to announce that David Hill has joined the company as Midwest Regional Sales Manager. In this position, David is responsible for all sales activities in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois…

  • 5th Jun 2018

    THE HOLY GRAIL OF 5G

    HAT’S REAL, WHAT’S LEGEND, AND WHAT ARE THE RAMIFICATIONS FOR NETWORK OPERATORS, CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES, AND DISTRIBUTORSA connected network supporting 5G wireless traffic and all things Internet cont…

  • 29th Jan 2018

    WHAT MAKES A PON POWER METER

    A fiber optic power meter can be configured to receive the wavelengths used in a PON network, but testing those wavelengths indidivually from either direction poses its share of problems in a dense ac…

  • 18th Dec 2017

    A SEASON FOR GIVING BACK

    The holidays are a good time to reflect on what you’ve accomplished, how you’ve impacted others, and where you can make a difference. At Comstar Supply, we took this time to recognize those that are l…

  • 20th Nov 2017

    SERVICE ASSURED: NO BROADBANDITS HERE!

    Providing Ethernet services is usually never easy, and configuring them can be a wild west shootout. Sometimes services don't always burn-in as intended. On other occasions, factory configurations bec…

  • 1st Nov 2017

    THE #2 PENCIL OF FIBER TESTING

    DON'T TAKE FIBER LAUNCH BOXES FOR GRANTEDHow often were we reminded to use only a #2 pencil when taking a standardized test? How ridiculous did it seem that instructors thought we would use anything b…

  • 2nd Oct 2017

    WHAT'S NEW WITH ADSS?

    While All Dielectric Self-Supporting (ADSS) Fiber Optic Cable saw a boon from 2008-2011, we still come across customers who may not be familiar with this type of cable. It became a hot product as an a…