Cat
7 is Under Construction.
No really... Cat 7 is being worked on (read that as "being
argued about") by EIA/TIA. The European community wants a shielded
paired cable for high speed data. The US LAN hardware people want cat
6 to be the end of the line for copper. With fiber being the cable of
choice for 10 gig.
The Cat 7 connectors
are pretty wild, (read that as "hard to terminate and very expensive")
but our friends in Germany feel very strongly about shields and emissions.
So stay tuned...