We have quite a few new buildings spinning up over the next couple of years, some smaller, some multi story buildings and I'm curious what other network/technology people are seeing out there.
Typically when a building comes online we are obviously very involved with the layout of network jacks, MDF and IDF closets throughout the building, the fiber used, if there's a datacenter we're involved in the electrical side of things.
As more and more devices are becoming IP and server based we are getting more involved in other aspects of the building such as HVAC deployment, smart lighting and access control.
In access control for example for decades people have been using 'banana cables' to supply power and copper wiring for communication to the end points. I'm curious if there are any emerging technology that any of you have been seeing in new construction to where they're just POE devices and don't have the big security boxes mounting in the MDF/IDF closets on plywood on the wall. Would be a lot simpler to just run a Cat 6 cable to the end points and let them get their power/communication from a network switch.
How about smart lighting ballasts? Anyone starting to utilize these with Cat 6 cabling going directly into the ballasts yet?
Just curious what others might be looking at for future construction.
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