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  Cat6 cable
• Cat6a: This type of cabling is even better suited for high-speed applications and can support speeds of up to 10 Gbps. It is also backward compatible with Cat5e and Cat6. The average cost of Cat6a cabling is $0.60 per meter.
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  Cat6a cable
• Cat7: This type of cabling is the highest category available and can support speeds of up to 100 Gbps. It is not backward compatible with any other category of cabling. The average cost of Cat7 cabling is $1.00 per meter.
  

  Cat7 cable

If you are looking for a higher category that offers better throughput for reasonable costs, I would recommend Cat6a. It is backward compatible with Cat5e and Cat6, so you can use your existing connectors. The average cost of Cat6a cabling is $0.60 per meter, which is a reasonable price for the performance you get.

Here are some things to consider when choosing a higher category of cabling:

• The speed of your network: If you have a high-speed network, you will need to use a higher category of cabling to support the speeds.
• The distance of the cable run: The longer the cable run, the thicker the cable will need to be to minimize signal loss.
• The environment: If the cable will be run in a harsh environment, you will need to use a cable that is rated for that environment.

Here are the costs of cabling of higher categories:

• Cat5e: This is the most common type of cabling and is suitable for most networking applications. It can support speeds of up to 1000 Mbps. The average cost of Cat5e cabling is $0.40 per meter.
  

  Cat5e cable
• Cat6: This type of cabling is better suited for high-speed applications, such as Gigabit Ethernet. It can support speeds of up to 1000 Mbps and is backward compatible with Cat5e. The average cost of Cat6 cabling is $0.50 per meter.