My take in CAT6 is that whoever specs it just does it because it's the latest, not because there is any need for it. I predict within 10 years they won't even be using copper. It will be fiber or wireless so what good will the added expense of CAT6 do when CAT5e will get you there just fine?
-Hal
A century and a half of experience with copper communications cabling gives most users a familiarity with copper that makes them skeptical of any other medium, and in many cases copper has proven to be a valid choice. I feel that there will be a place for copper for a long time, particulary for premise wiring. That said, I realize that teleco is fiber except for final connection to house. CATV has a fiber backbone, the internet is all fiber, and most cell towers have fiber connections. As far as wireless, I understand too that people more and more have the need to be wireless whether its a laptop, smartphone, PDA, tablet PC, etc. What will things be like in 10 years? I dont know but its fun to speculate.:grin: