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CAT 7 NETWORK CABLE (class F) is the latest and highest performance network cable available today. It is rated up to 10 Gbps data transfer rate, operating at frequencies up to 600 MHz. It makes all lower spec'd cable (Cat 6 and lower) obsolete.
Each twisted pair is individually shielded from the other pairs to prevent RFI interference from adjacent pairs in the same cable, and the entire cable is also shielded to reduce RFI interference from outside sources.
If you want to upgrade to the newest and most current network technology for data transmission speeds and integrity beyond 10/100BASE-T, to 1000BASE-T and beyond, this is the way to go.
Category 7 cable (CAT7), (ISO/IEC 11801:2002 category 7/class F), is a cable standard for Ethernet and other interconnect technologies that can be made to be backwards compatible with traditional CAT5 and CAT6 Ethernet cable. CAT7 features even more strict specifications for crosstalk and system noise than CAT6. To achieve this, shielding has been added for individual wire pairs and the cable as a whole.
The CAT7 cable standard has been created to allow 10 gigabit Ethernet over 100 m of copper cabling. The cable contains four twisted copper wire pairs, just like the earlier standards. CAT7 can be terminated either with RJ-45 compatible GG45 electrical connectors which incorporate the RJ-45 standard or with TERA connectors. When combined with GG-45 or TERA connectors, CAT7 cable is rated for transmission frequencies of up to 600 MHz.
Researchers in November 2007 proved that it is "definitely possible" to transport 100 gigabits per second over 70 meters of CAT7 cable and they are now working on extending it to 100 m.
Yes, termination is key to the ultimate in performance, and most network boxes, patch panels, etc. (being designed from older 10/100BaseT applications) are not made to ground these shielded cables properly, so in order to get the highest performance from Cat7 cable, upgrades to the entire network is required. Patch panels, and other supporting hardware is in the works.
The Cat7 cables I am pushing, can be modified with TERA connectors easily if one has TERA compatable boxes, panels, etc.
Fiber optics is another way to go, but not many end users at the home level have fiber compatable environments, whereas these Cat7 cables are plug compatable with any RJ-45 termination point. A lot of the fiber users I have spoken with have had trouble with fiber installations, but if it works for you, more power to that approach. One fiber installation in north central Oklahoma by a local ISP resulted in internet speeds slower than dial-up. This may have been due to a faulty installation, or due to fiber being not all it is cracked up to be.