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October 2026
ICT Today
October 2026
Vol. 47, No. 4 · 8 articles · 1h 19m of reading
V47
1
Message From the Board Chairman
FROM THE BICSI BOARD CHAIR
Members
William "Bill" Foy, RCDD, DCDC, ESS, NTS, OSP, WD
Building Automation
ICT Industry
Network Infrastructure
Project Management
Smart Buildings
Standards & Compliance
Sustainability
1 min
2
Beyond Compliance Theater: Making Sustainability a Practical Reality in Smart Building ICT
COVER ARTICLE
Members
Manuel Vexler, Dr. Ray Sheen, Dr. Brad Stewart
Sustainability Is No Longer a Reporting Exercise
Project Management
Sustainability
10 min
3
Beyond the Datasheet: Root-Cause Analysis of ADSS Jacket Slippage in Mission-Critical OSP Deployments
FEATURES
Members
Leandro Narciso Calado
A detailed case study of a pre-commissioning mechanical failure discovered during the deployment of an ADSS optical fiber backbone.
Data Centers
Fiber Optics
9 min
4
The Missing Voice in Smart Building ICT Convergence: The Owner's Representative
FEATURES
Members
Nate Larmore, Kevin Riehl
Smart building projects increasingly demand convergence across systems that were once siloed but one perspective is needed to reconcile competing demands.
Network Infrastructure
Structured Cabling
13 min
5
Preparing for the Inevitable Convergence of ICT and Electrical Technology Design
Feature
Members
Michael Quirl
Data Centers
Power Distribution
Power over Ethernet
Standards & Compliance
Structured Cabling
14 min
6
We Can Design the Connected Future. Who Will Build It?
FEATURES
Members
Heather Moyer
Preparing for the Inevitable Convergence of ICT and Electrical Technology Design: Where We Started, Where the 2026 NEC Is Taking Us, and What to Expect in 2029. Treating Workforce Capacity as a Core Component of ICT Infrastructure Planning.
Data Centers
Fiber Optics
Network Infrastructure
12 min
7
Building Automation at the Edge
FEATURES
Members
Dylan Curran
Simplicity through standardization is the name of the game. Faster and easier installation of system components and minimized downtime is what contractors strive for and what owners value.
Building Automation
Copper Cabling
Edge Computing
11 min
8
The Digital Backbone of Smart Hospitals: Building Infrastructure for AI, Automation, and Connected Care
FEATURES
Members
Tom Sorrell
The healthcare industry is experiencing a period of digital transformation: a perspective from the other side of the bedrail.
Healthcare
Network Infrastructure
Network Operations
9 min