# CommScope American network infrastructure provider that acquired the [[wiki/SYSTIMAX|SYSTIMAX]] structured cabling line from [[wiki/Avaya|Avaya]] in 2004. SYSTIMAX originated as [[wiki/Western Electric|Western Electric]]'s structured cabling system — the physical wiring standard that connects buildings to networks. Through CommScope, Bell Labs-specified copper and fiber standards continue to provide physical layer infrastructure for data centers globally. Documented in [[articles/Bell Labs and the Distributed Architecture of American Power|Bell Labs and the Distributed Architecture of American Power]].