Happy National Talk In an Elevator, Chicken Wing, and Lasagna day! Looks like the perfect day to enjoy a conversation in the elevator on your way to snag your favorite chicken wings and lasagna. 😋
In This Issue: Same Day Shipping | MPO Cable, 12-Strand, OM4 | Autonomous vs Lightweight Access Points | News to Start Your Day
The CK Daily – Same Day Shipping
Are you in a bind and working late? While many of our competitors close their doors to shipping new orders at 5 pm, our shipping department is in full swing picking and packing orders. As long as what you need is in stock and you place your order before 8 pm eastern time, we’ll guarantee it will ship out the same day. That means less worry and stress about that last-minute project addition or that critical piece of gear that you need immediately. Plus, you get the benefit of enjoying FREE shipping on orders over $250 and $8.99 flat-rate shipping!
Pretty sweet, right?!
Also, we’re going to continue the same cadence next week that we did this week for the CK Daily. We’re going to give our team one more week off from contributing – but fear not! They’ll be back refreshed and ready to go!
Product Spotlights & Updates
Our MPO Essentials line of fiber cables features high-quality, precision-built connectors that ensure secure connections for stable transmission with minimal optical loss. This female-to-female cable features 12 strands of laser-optimized cable that allows you to drastically increase your network bandwidth. Additionally, this cable is made with a durable, Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH) jacket. As with all of our products, these cables come with a Lifetime Advanced Replacement Warranty meaning that you can purchase risk-free knowing your satisfaction is guaranteed!
Learning Center Article – Autonomous vs Lightweight Access Points
When you design a wireless network, you need to have all of your options available from the beginning. When you know what choices exist, you can select from them and make the best network possible.
In that spirit, it can help to understand the primary difference in types of access points. For the most part, a wireless access point can be autonomous or lightweight. This article will go over the main distinctions between these access points and how they can be advantageous or disadvantageous, depending on your network’s design and purpose.
Today’s News to Start Your Day:
- The Mega Millions jackpot is up to $1.1 billion and the drawing is tonight! The cash payout on that grand prize would be $648.2 million.
- NASA announced that it had made major changes to its plan for returning samples from the surface of Mars in the early 2030s. Currently being collected by the Perseverance rover, the samples are set to be moved to Earth by a relay of rovers and rockets.
- Spirit Airlines has agreed to sell itself to JetBlue Airways for $3.8 billion. JetBlue now needs approval from the Justice Department to complete the deal.
- The House has passed a bill that will boost the US semiconductor manufacturing capacity to provide billions in funding for scientific research.