Data cabling is one of the most important but possibly neglected areas of IT in the modern office environment, as many IT problems can been sourced back to poor cabling. The 21st Century office is in fact only as good as the data cabling which provides high speed broad band that in turn enables modern communication to work to an optimum for business. Cabling must be undertaken by professionals as its complex work that allows business to flourish and profit margins to be met.
The most common data cabling takes the form of ‘structured network cabling’ the different variations on this type include those called; Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6, Cat6a and 10Gb Fibre Optic cabling. Network cabling has transformed the modern workplace from a paper ridden storage facility to a paperless and global communication hub.
Networking has meant business can provide access to information for those working remotely or from another office via public hard drives. We may have once faxed, telephoned and written a letter, but now we email copiously. It was estimated in April 2010 that 294 billion emails are sent globally each day.
The wonder of wireless or Wi-Fi meaning Wireless Fidelity, from the audio-equipment classification term ‘high fidelity’ used since the 1930s, is the newest benefit to the 21st century modern office. It almost appears to be magical as the data can fly through the air within the range of a wireless network that’s connected to the Internet. It means less data cabling is required and so less disruption to the office environment upon installation. It is also cheaper and easier to set up.
Modern technology has shaped our modern work environments and good infrastructure such as data cabling; make it functional everyday so the magic can happen.