In the modern era, homes and offices often require a wide range of data services, video streaming apps such as Netflix and Stan, high-speed internet access, IPTV, Foxtel on demand and much more.
Whether you need direct internet access in multiple rooms or want to make sure you have access to a particular service across those rooms, it is important to make sure that you have the right infrastructure set up that can handle the load. That’s where Data Cabling comes in!
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Here at Antenna Direct, we can take care of both home and office data cabling needs – in all areas in Perth.
Network your entire home or office with our range of data cabling services, designed to bring internet to your entire home or business premises. Whether you need a simple upgrade, extra data points or a full installation, we have a solution to suit.
Our technicians will supply and install the right data cabling solution to suit every requirement. All our jobs are finished to look neat and provide full integration with access to all the necessary data services you’ll need both today and in the future.
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Our Perth data cabling services include, but are not limited to:
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We use CAT6A cabling. CAT6A is similar to design to CAT6, however by TIA standards it is required to meet a more stringent performance specification and in order to do so the diameter of the copper strands and twist rate is slightly thicker, as well as a thicker spline which separates each wire pair to reduce crosstalk. All of these design changes allow the cable to have better crosstalk performance especially up to 500mhz.
This results in CAT6A data cabling being able to maintain a data rate of 10 gigabit/s at extended distances in comparison to CAT6, and much more significantly in comparison to CAT5 cables which many older homes in Perth have.
Very unlikely in residential applications. CAT7 is a marginal upgrade over CAT6A with no speed advantages, as the standard was actually introduced before CAT6A despite a higher number. CAT8 was a standard introduced by the TIA in 2016, allowing data speeds of upto 40 gigabit/s over twisted pair copper cable.
This comes with one significant drawback, which is a distance limit of 30 meters as well as complexity and power consumption of equipment. This specification is pushing copper cabling to it’s maximum limit which is showing diminishing speed returns. In the domestic market such as consumer electronics there is no device in existence that requires the use of such cabling. As such, CAT8 cabling has a very limited use case which is mostly in very few data centers for interconnecting enterprise grade network switches together.
With modern technology and Ethernet standards favoring much faster data speeds using fiber optic cabling with lower power consumption in mind, it has been expected that CAT6A data cable will satisfy speed requirements to user equipment until the transition to fiber optics for higher speeds takes precedence.
The practice of running CAT8 cabling in residential applications is often done for attempted future proofing and unlikely to see any benefit in the future, as most upcoming Ethernet standards being developed for speeds above 10 gigabit/s are designed for fiber optic cabling. In comparison, a 24 Core OS2 fiber optic cable supports speeds of up to 800 gigabit/s as well as many existing and proposed Ethernet standards.
Essentially whether you require a patch panel in a hub or rack, or a smaller termination point such as a single wall plate for all your data cabling depends on these 3 factors
A patch panel allows a large number of data cables to terminate in a relatively small space, however the enclosures required to fit most patch panels, in residential applications take up a large space, and are difficult to fit in certain locations
For smaller data cabling installations of around 4 and up to 8 data cables, the install can much easier be packaged inside single or dual wallplates side by side, allowing neat and hidden placement such as in pantries, cupboards and existing cabinets, and also reduces labour and parts cost.
Typically when terminating over 8 or more cables in one area, it can be effective to use a patch panel enclosed in a smart wiring hub or rack. A rack also allows effective placement of various equipment that can be connected to the data cabling such as larger network switches, NAS units and security camera recorder units which all generally use a standard 19 inch footprint
The drawback of a data cabling rack, is that space requirements for the rack are quite large, and unsightly especially if it is to be placed inside a room in the house. As most racks extend upto 400mm from the wall, they are unsuitable for placement in various areas. A garage can often be the most suitable area to place a network rack, and an alternative is a smart wiring hub.