Physical Infrastructure · Woman-Owned · Rhode Island

Infrastructure
that holds.

From the desktop to the data center, KAT-5 helps you spec, quote, and install the power, cooling, and rack systems that keep your technology running. We know the gear. We also know you.

// WBENC Certified

Women's Business Enterprise

WBENC-certified Women's Business Enterprise. Spending with us counts toward Tier 1 supplier-diversity reporting and satisfies set-aside requirements. Third-party verified, renewed annually. A defensible answer when procurement asks.

Certifier
Status
WBENC
Active · Renewed annually
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Serving
SMB SLED Enterprise Mission Critical
WBE · WBENC Certified
Why KAT-5

We treat physical infrastructure as a discipline, not a commodity.

Anyone can resell a UPS. Specifying the right one — for your building, your loads, your future growth, and your next audit — is a different job. That's the one we do.

01 / The Expertise

We know what works — and why.

We've specced the gear, walked the buildings, and supported it all long after the PO closed. That depth is there so we can recommend what actually fits your situation — not what's on the promo sheet this month.

02 / Regional

Grounded in New England.

We know the buildings, the utilities, and the rep networks. When the truck needs to pull up, we know where the loading dock is.

03 / Certified

WBE & WBENC certified.

A procurement pathway, not a badge. Qualified purchasers unlock set-aside opportunities — we'll help you navigate them.

04 / Exclusive

mXc™ in the Northeast.

The only manufacturer-flexible mobile experience center in NE. Real platform, configured per conversation, on your site. No renderings, no "coming soon."

Procurement-Grade Credentials

WBENC certified. Verified annually.

KAT-5 is certified as a Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) through the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) — the nation's leading third-party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women. The certification process has confirmed that our business is at least 51% owned, operated, and controlled by a woman or women, and has the appropriate structure, strategic business planning, and implementation in place to qualify.

For our customers, this is the part that matters: corporations and government agencies that include WBE-certified suppliers earn supplier-diversity credit, satisfy set-aside and Tier 1/Tier 2 reporting requirements, and demonstrate a real commitment to a more diverse and balanced supplier base. Our WBENC certification gives you a defensible answer when procurement asks the question — and we'll provide the documentation to back it up.

Certifier WBENC
Certification Women's Business Enterprise (WBE)
Ownership Standard ≥ 51% woman-owned, -operated, and -controlled
Status Active · Renewed annually
EXCLUSIVE IN NEW ENGLAND

The mXc™ — configured for
the conversation.

The mXc™ is our Mobile eXperience Center — a custom 36-foot trailer engineered to carry, power, and present the hardware that defines a modern data environment. Two flexible equipment zones, modular pallet construction, deployable stage, dual displays — built for everything from a focused single-product demonstration to a fully populated multi-system environment, configured per engagement. Real platform, real conversations. Not slides.

// The platform
  • Two flexible equipment zones
  • Modular pallet system
  • Deployable presentation stage
  • Independent onboard power
  • Dual-zone climate control
  • Interior + exterior displays
// REPRESENTATIVE LOADOUT
ONE POSSIBLE CONFIG · ADAPTS PER ENGAGEMENT
Representative mXc rack schematic showing one possible loadout — network switch, cable manager, patch panel, demo server, environmental monitor, PDU, UPS, and battery extension across upper and lower rack sections. Actual loadout adapts per engagement. 42U · STANDARD RACK NETWORK UPOE switch PATCH 24 port · Cat 6A DEMO 2U · compute 72.4°F ENV temp · humidity · door ~ 10U OPEN ~ PDU metered · 208V 98% UPS 2U · 5kVA Li-Ion BATTERY 2U · extended runtime SPECS Load 3.2 kW Runtime 14 min Input 208V · 1Φ