I often get calls from contractors in trouble. Usually, it is because they find some requirement in a contract that they have overlooked, and usually, that requirement is going to cost them a lot of money to meet. Sometimes...
Wireless has rapidly emerged as the predominant communication technology in the digital age. It has redefined the way we connect to the Internet, our devices and each other, giving an entirely new meaning to the concept of...
The flood of information being generated, stored and transmitted over the Internet has created a massive demand for new data centers. For electrical contractors that also do telecommunications work, data centers are immense...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released the first “High-Speed Services for Internet Access” report to be based on the new census tract-based Form 477 data-collection requirements. The FCC has collected...
The federal government has released more than half of the money earmarked in the stimulus package for broadband projects. The administration headed into the Independence Day weekend with an announcement that $4 billion of the...
Guarantee Electrical Co. and a St. Louis-based construction team are advancing a 42,500-square-foot Tier III data center in Washington, Mo., for owner Sisters of Mercy Health System. Construction on the data center is slated...
Communications systems and circuits in buildings must comply with the applicable rules in National Electrical Code (NEC) 2008 Article 800. Even though these systems operate at lower energy levels, improper grounding and...
The life cycle of power over Ethernet (POE) technology may prove to be remarkably similar to wireless technology. It was not long ago that telecommunications contractors responded dismissively when asked if they expected...
It makes sense that, as more households opt for wireless connections, landlines will be cut. A new study by the Centers for Disease Control confirms that. Preliminary results from the January–June 2008 National Health...
According to Today's Facility Manager, mass notification systems can help facility managers reach everyone in their facility in the event of an emergency. The systems employ software programs that are able to correspond...
No one close to the data center industry doubts that the U.S. data center industry is in the midst of a major growth period stimulated by increasing demand for data processing and storage. That means there are and will...
According to Technology Review, Microsoft Research’s Networked Embedded Computing group is working to make data centers more energy efficient in two ways. First, new algorithms make it possible to lighten the workload for...
