What Is Commercial Network Cable Installation?
Learn about commercial network cable installation, pricing, and how a commercial network cable can benefit your business in Southwestern Ontario.
What Is A Commercial Network Cable?
Ontario businesses can benefit significantly from structured cabling. This is the use of cables and wires inside an office or building to enable the transmission of signals from one device to another. The main components of a structured cabling system include cables (obviously) as well as wall plates, patch panels, and outlets.
Running network cabling over long distances can turn into an expensive and overly complicated project if you don’t have a proper structure. Site Plus Electrical Solutions can help. Our fully licensed commercial electricians can take the following steps:
- Determine what needs to be accomplished.
- Calculate how much cable is necessary and what kind of cable.
- Plan a wire path through the building and decide where to put the boxes (switches and routers).
- Plan an anchor for each end of the run, allowing us to string the wire between them later.
- Run the wire between the two anchors in a temporary form which is easier to work with than a single long spool of cable.
What Cables Are Used For Networking?
There are many types of network cable. We can divide them into two main categories: unshielded twisted pair, or UTP, and fiber-optic cable. Most networks use UTP because it’s more affordable than fiber-optic, easier to work with, and can carry data fast enough for most purposes. But there are a few drawbacks with UTP.
Shielded twisted pair, or STP, is a variation on UTP that uses a metallic shield to protect the wires inside from interference from external sources. STP offers an advantage over UTP because it reduces electromagnetic emissions. STP is beneficial in environments where electronic interference from other devices could cause problems. The disadvantage of STP is that it’s harder to install and more expensive than UTP.
Fiber-optic cable has the advantage of offering more bandwidth and requiring less signal amplification than UTP or STP. Fiber-optic cable consists of threads of glass or plastic with different numbers of strands. The more strands there are in the thread, the more accurate and faster the signal is. Options for network cable types include ethernet cable, Cat5e, Cat6, Cat6a, Cat7, and as mentioned, fiber-optic.
Commercial Network Cable Installation Pricing
We can already see one factor that affects network cable installation pricing: fiber-optic costs more than UTP. Length is another consideration. The more cable you need, the more the job will cost. Another factor is infrastructure. Some buildings are easier to thread cable through than others.
At Site Plus Electrical Solutions, our network cable specialists are experienced and skilled in the electrical industry. We can give you an accurate and fair estimate of what your commercial network cable installation will cost.
Choose Site Plus Electrical Solutions For Your Commercial Network Cable Installation In Southwestern Ontario.
Site Plus Electrical Solutions is based in Brantford, ON, and we have been helping our commercial and industrial clients for years. Our growing team of fully licensed, experienced, and skilled electricians can install commercial network cables for you in Southwestern Ontario. To learn more about how our services can help your business, please contact us via our website, or call 519-209-6620.