Using fully accredited and trained installers and choosing standards-based Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6 or 10Gig network cables and data networking systems, support for current and future applications, with little if any system upgrades, is ensured.
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When choosing cabling installers, bear in mind that a good installer would be able to demonstrate:
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Duration of occupation: How long you will be in the building. If you are moving into temporary quarters for say 18 months, there is less reason to put in higher performance cabling – you may not be there long enough to take advantage of it.
Ownership and investment: If you own the building, rather than lease it, you may stay there longer and be more likely to upgrade your technology enough times to justify higher-performing cabling. You may even marginally increase the value of the building by putting in the right system
How risk sensitive is your company?: Downtime of your systems is inevitable if re-cabling is necessary. It also might be a possibility if the system you install is not up to the job.
In a stock brokerage, for example, being down for even an hour might cost millions. Likewise, a financial back office operation or a credit card clearing office can’t tolerate any down time. Government or military installations may have the same intolerance of interruptions for security reasons.
These customers should put in the best cabling they can find.
There are numerous other aspects to be addressed such as:
A network cabling installation will bring benefits at any stage. Ideally, however, those benefits should be maximised when the installation is an integral element of corporate planning – for example, when planning an office move, new build, refit or technology upgrade.
A well–thought-out and properly installed network cabling system is the underlying structure for all communication requirements.
It will support a range of applications and allow for change and growth with ease and at low cost. Designed to alleviate workflow disruption and network downtime associated with office restructuring, no other element of your communications structure has a longer life cycle or requires such close consideration.
We will help you evaluate, design and install the optimal integrated system for your company. We supply, install and maintain: Copper Infrastructure Cabling Solutions, Fibre Optic Cabling Solutions, Low-voltage Cabling Solutions, Wireless and VoIP.
Cabling is almost certainly the least expensive element of the costs of any communication system—about 11% of the total cost. Conversely, it has the longest life cycle of any system component. It makes sense, therefore, to invest in the best possible quality of data cabling systems and the most experienced, proficient and accredited installation companies.
Using fully accredited and trained installers and choosing standards-based Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6 or 10Gig network cables and data networking systems, support for current and future applications, with little if any system upgrades, is ensured.
With a structured wiring system, problems are easier to isolate, easier to fix and less likely to cause complete network failure.
Relocation and staff turnover are challenging events in themselves. Well-installed structured cabling delivers flexibility in terms of size and location.
Freedom to use communications equipment from any manufacturer By building a network cabling infrastructure based on standards rather than manufacturers’ specifications, you can use a mix of applications and hardware from a variety of sources.
So, how to tackle this seemingly circular dilemma? The answer is to install a universal platform – ie, a structured cabling system – which will support multiple voice, data, video and multimedia systems regardless of their manufacturer and which will allow your business, and the technology supporting it, to change, develop and expand in line with client and market demand.
Our experience shows that businesses are working harder to gain and maintain competitive advantage. Clients are therefore more demanding and their expectations are high, especially in this, a buyers’ market. A successful business must respond quickly to meet these raised demands and be flexible enough to deal with the constant change of personnel, equipment and technology.
Advanced information technology is very often the facilitator of significant change – voice, data, video, fibre and multimedia are the essential tools of a modern business – but the speed of advances in technology brings its own challenges. New hardware and software, high-speed access and multiple users put pressure on existing cabling systems and data networks where ‘bottlenecks’ can limit performance and – worst case scenario – lead to network failure.
Call it whatever you choose – structured cabling, data cabling, Cat 5, Cat 5e, Cat 6 or 10Gig fibre optic – network cabling is the foundation of almost any communication system, be it data, voice, VoIP or wireless. Network cable is highly sensitive and must not be confused with electrical wiring. It must be professionally installed to ensure an efficient system that will be robust but versatile over its whole life. Read our blog article “What is structured cabling“
