Frank Bisbee is with Communication Planning Corp., a telecom and datacom design/build firm. He provides a free monthly summary of industry news on www.wireville.com.
James Carlini has seen some success with his first book, "Location Location Connectivity." In addition to sales, he has gotten something more important: Added credibility from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers who referred to...
The good newsIntegrated communications networks have evolved faster and more vigorously than the predictions of the boldest forecasters.By the end of 2014, the number of mobile-connected devices will exceed the number of...
Today, there are many companies and organizations struggling to keep up with technology and maximize their systems and profit potentials. In the public sector, local, state and federal government units are facing similar...
Safety is everybody’s 24/7 job. Safety is constantly evolving as the world around us changes. An absence of injuries does not prove the presence of safety. On the job or on the way to and from the jobsites, the need for a...
The integrated systems contractor, collectively, is one of the most mobile workforces in the United States. Plus, these contractors are connected to an active network of business and personal communications through cellular...
Undoubtedly, you have heard the ads on TV or radio about the enhanced home/business security systems that provide two-way voice and one-way video surveillance upon demand (using Internet protocols). These new inexpensive...
The integrated systems contractors are working diligently to create the automated buildings and campuses networks that will usher us into a 21st Century renaissance.For the past decade and half, facility managers and systems...
The light up ahead is an oncoming train. New demands are adding to the existing growth in security and safety. The burglar/fire alarm industry continues to grow, fueled by advancements in computing technology and Internet...
The $48 Rolex watch is obviously a counterfeit. Counterfeit products are found throughout in the communications industry today. Some are even labeled and packaged to look identical to the real deal. Distributors can be great...
The integrated systems (low-voltage) electrical contractor provides installation and maintenance of optimized and integrated low-voltage building control systems and has now expandedservices to encompass a broader range...
Today, few cable manufacturers have developed marketing strategies to sell cabling systems that are terminated in active components. This challenge to expand the value of their products is imperative. Cabling and connectors...
It might sound simple, but it isn’t. The project is a technical challenge, far more complicated than moving a commercial business. Why? There are life safety issues to consider as well as the business side of a medical...
