Creating a strategic telecommunications plan is
crucial for future growth. Technology is an ever-changing world.
Your communications plan must be flexible and utilize
broad band services. Every building owner must make
critical decisions regarding direct fiber and fixed
wireless activities. Connectivity and productivity are the key points
to any telecommunications plan.
In the past, buildings could have several different
cabling systems for different communications systems, for
example; block wiring for voice, coaxial for token
ring, multi-pair for RS232 or ethernet, etc. The ideal solution
is to install a standard cable and connector type
throughout a building which could, with additional equipment,
be used to support all or most of the different
type of systems in use.
Also, for true flexibility, it would be desirable
to have this cabling installed and ready for use at all possible locations
within a site. This would allow a department
to expand or to move to another part of the building with minimal
disruption, and more importantly, minimal costs.
(The industry standard is to provide two connections for ever 3
square meters of office space.) These attributes
are the essential characteristics of a structured cabling system.
