Amid rapidly changing technologies, innovation is necessary. Electrical power is wasteful; through the deployment of technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet of things (IoT), the future is brighter. The embrace of AI technologies can lead to more adaptable and resilient environments, paving the way for a more sustainable future. The multi-purpose design approach, which enables creative solutions, can be incorporated across new constructions of smart buildings, smart cities, and data centers, allowing for alternative solutions to streamline efficiencies and productivity and support long-term sustainability.
10 min
Lisa Schwartz
In an ever-connected world, the need for multifunction test capability is increasing. While it is possible to have several standalone tools that provide twisted-pair, optical fiber, and wireless testing capabilities, using a multifunction test tool gives technicians the ability to offer the types of testing and troubleshooting needed within corporate local area networks (LANs), branch offices, and data centers. It is critical that ICT professionals understand how to properly use the testing equipment to interpret results for troubleshooting in the field.
16 min
Members
Henry Franc, RCDD, OSP, CDCDP
Smart buildings and IoT are two of the hottest topics in business today. The possibilities they offer in terms of productivity, efficiency, comfort, savings, health, and employee attraction and retention should not be overlooked. At minimum, a smart building integrates systems that can gather and evaluate environmental and systems data to assess condition and performance. A simple internet connection is not what makes a building or system smart. Instead, it is about data collection, analysis and, ultimately, action.
16 min
Members
Giovanni Frezza
IoT technologies have proven instrumental in shaping the landscape of intelligent building architecture and automation, with PoE lighting emerging as a significant driver and support mechanism for smart network integration and success. As office workers across the globe face unprecedented changes in how businesses operate, office occupants will need to rely on automated, data-driven building solutions in ways both old and new.
Many ICT designers and installers are familiar with 2-pair and 4-pair Ethernet. A new and exciting physical layer technology, called single-pair Ethernet (SPE), is now standardized through IEEE, IEC, and TIA to form a foundation for the next stage of digitalization. Learn about this emerging technology, its trends, the many use cases anticipated, and much more.
Take the journey through the massive renovation of Georgia-Pacific’s headquarters in Atlanta. With few improvements since its opening in 1982, the space was not efficient for the technology and work habits of today’s mobile workforce. Discover the technologies that made the GP-Center a better place to work.
15 min
One of the areas of rapid change is Intelligent Building (IB) design. While many have not had the opportunity to work on an IB project, the time to get smart about how to design for an IB and understand the implications to the data and voice systems is now.
From basic 10 Mb/s analog phones, ICT has progressed to 40 Gb on the horizontal, 400 Gb on the backbone and added remote powering via PoE. With the advent of IoT, the time has come for structured cabling to provide the infrastructure for not only all communication in the building, but also a significant part of the power.