Latin America. Approximately 80% of mobile calls are made within buildings, but only 2% of infrastructures in the world have adequate indoor solutions to adequately support mobile traffic.
From maximizing business uptime, to enabling a smart city, wireless connectivity in buildings is quickly positioning itself as an essential service, such as electric power or water. However, as mobile operators and service providers reach the end of investment cycles, the financial burden of connected buildings of all sizes is placed on developers, owners and businesses.
In the business context, connectivity always offers a competitive advantage by making business systems and applications more reliable. In developing IT strategies focused on wireless in buildings, CIOs should also consider the impact of data breaches, as well as the trend toward BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), compliance issues, and other factors.
"But the problem lies here: mobile data usage doubles roughly every year and a half, plus 80% of mobile calls happen inside buildings, yet only 2% of the 30 billion square meters of commercial real estate worldwide are poised to provide mobile phone coverage and capacity from the inside, "heels.") said Willy Ramirez, Business Development Manager at CommScope.
These needs have made wireless connectivity within buildings a key issue for business execution. Moreover, because users currently demand a constant connection, there is more and more emphasis in the industry to bring wireless networks, such as LTE, inside buildings. This of course includes a timely and integrated strategy, which allows wireless networks to work in conjunction with wired networks and applications to offer the best connectivity services to users.
Today, wireless connectivity is a universal expectation. Users don't care if their wireless connection is made over a WI-Fi network or a cellular network, they are just looking for connectivity and high performance. For companies this can represent a great challenge or a great opportunity, since most of them require providing both types of technologies; your infrastructure must be prepared to support them.
"An integrated infrastructure that handles wired and wireless networks and applications is a must for modern businesses," says Willy Ramirez. "However, undertaking wireless projects involves a balance between addressing physical and space issues while providing the mobility needed to enable productivity. The building must be able to support the workplace of the future."
As companies embark on digital transformation, building wireless networks will be an important determinant of success. With so many future innovations and vital decisions to make, it is important to follow proven best practices with an experienced supplier capable of providing collaborative development, a range of cost structures and extensive technical knowledge.
For Willy Ramirez, Business Development Manager at CommScope, leveraging a common infrastructure for all construction applications brings a variety of benefits, and is a key enabler of connected and efficient buildings.
"Optimizing infrastructure with Category 6A twisted pair cables will open up possibilities for current and future applications, as the wireless network is supported on a common, standard cabling infrastructure. To help businesses and real estate owners build an attractive business case, CommScope has developed a variety of solutions that provide efficient wireless connectivity, such as the ION-E solution, which avoids complex and costly RF planning and optimization, eliminates extensive physical layers, and is a scalable and flexible system that is more like a Wi-Fi installation and is based on CAT-6A cable, "and is based on CAT-6A cable, "so that it is a scalable and flexible system." Ended.
