Though we’ve never used their cables ... the Ethernet cable specification is policed via the honor system, allowing manufacturers to be fairly brazen about what they label as Cat 6.
Although it probably feels like forever to many of us since Category 5 Ethernet cabling ... With Category 6+ wiring alien crosstalk (AXT) from neighboring cables becomes more crucial as well.
Following are the categories for telephone and Ethernet ... Data # Cable (MHz) Rate 8 ScTP/STP 2000 MHz 40-100 Gbps 7a ScTP/STP 1000 MHz 10 Gbps 7 ScTP/STP 600 MHz 10 Gbps 6a UTP/ScTP/STP 500 ...