GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Patton, a world-renowned U.S. manufacturer of networking and communications technology, today announced that its CopperLink® CL-SFP — the “world’s smallest” Ethernet extender — has won the 2025 Innovators Award from Cabling Installation & Maintenance Magazine.
The CL-SFP Ethernet Extender is recognised as one of the most innovative products introduced in 2025.
An esteemed panel of senior, third-party expert judges from the cabling community selected Patton as a gold-level honoree.
“On behalf of the Cabling Installation & Maintenance Innovators Awards, I would like to congratulate Patton on their gold-level honoree status,” said Patrick McLaughlin, Chief Editor at Cabling Installation & Maintenance.
The judging panel evaluated submissions based on innovation, value, sustainability, collaboration, and overall industry impact.
“This competitive program allows Cabling Installation & Maintenance to celebrate and recognise the most innovative products, projects, technologies, and programmes shaping the industry,” McLaughlin added.
Patton’s award-winning CopperLink CL-SFP Ethernet Extender delivers high-speed, long-range Ethernet connectivity—up to 20,000 feet—over existing copper infrastructure.
“We are honored to accept the Innovators Award from Cabling Installation & Maintenance,” said Gary Portellas, Patton’s Senior Product Manager for Connectivity. “Patton has been miniaturizing communication technologies for decades. The new CL-SFP is the smallest form-factor Ethernet extender ever.”
The CL-SFP is a Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) Ethernet extender that integrates seamlessly with routers, Ethernet switches, and media converters. It extends Ethernet connections up to 3.8 miles (6.2 km) over installed copper twisted-pair cabling, delivering speeds of up to 18 Mbps.
Since developing the first Ethernet extender in the 1990s, Patton has brought dozens of SFP modules to market, including Ethernet-over-Fiber, VoIP Gateways, Cyber Security Data Diodes, T1/E1 Pseudowires, ST 2110 Video Gateways, and now the CopperLink SFP Ethernet-over-Copper module. (GlobeNewswire)
