Smart Enterprise infrastructure Cabling Trends 2019 and Beyond

Broadband services and higher bandwidth are in greater demand than ever with the burgeoning Internet of Things (IoT) and pervasive, high-speed mobile connectivity. As new technologies shaping Smart Factories, Smart Buildings and Smart Cities emerge, ICT infrastructure teams will be required to provide networks that are faster and carry larger capacities than they are traditionally capable of delivering – keeping data processing close to the endpoint or network’s edge rather than on a centralized server. By 2022, 28.5 billion fixed and mobile personal devices and connections will help drive global...

Trend #3 Power over Ethernet becoming powering strategy for wider array of higher-wattage devices and IoT applications. IEEE 802.3bt – the 4-pair Power over Ethernet (PoE) standard also known as 4PPoE – increases the highest average power at the Power Sourcing Equipment output to about 90 W without compromising data bandwidth. It can power more types of devices beyond lighting, Wi-Fi routers, IP cameras and industrial sensors, including even cellular small-cell base stations, retail point-of-sale terminals and digital signage systems. Grand View Research predicts that the global PoE market will...

Trend #5 In-building wireless (IBW) systems to fulfill connectivity needs of smart building applications. Cellular coverage indoors augments Wi-Fi connectivity and plays a vital role in enhancing both employee productivity and customer experience. An IBW solution (i.e. cellular) provides seamless Wi-Fi 6 is designed to allow for wireless data rates up to 10 Gbps and to operate in today’s increasingly congested radio environments, such as airports, stadiums, hotels, apartment and commercial buildings and entertainment venues. extension of macro wireless networks into indoor space where signals...

Trend #7 Business use cases for single-pair Ethernet emerging. Single Pair Ethernet technology has been standardized with the IEEE 802.3cg 10 Mbps Single Twisted Pair Ethernet expected to be approved in 2019. Extending beyond use cases in the automotive industry and in several industrial applications, Single Pair Ethernet offers a costeffective transport for power, connectivity and security to the billions of IoT edge devices that will be deployed over the next decade. Because the bulk of IoT devices being deployed do not require as much bandwidth and power as a typical application using traditional...

From a cabling perspective, how do you see the unrelenting growth in demand for broadband services and higher bandwidth impact enterprise network deployments in 2019? A: Mobility throughout all networks is driving user expectations higher. The same can be said for the enterprise. Cable for wireless both in Wi-Fi and DAS networks will continue to expand inbuilding to allow users to seamlessly transition between devices and from tethered connectivity to mobility. From CommScope’s perspective, what should be the top considerations or priorities for enterprises in ensuring that their building and...

What impact will cloud-driven computing models – i.e. edge, fog and serverless computing shaping modern enterprise networks – have on enterprise cabling strategies? A: When we talk about cloud, edge, fog and serverless, it’s really a contraction back to centralized storage and processing where smartphones can really act as dumb terminals so to speak. There is only so much data required to create an interactive video experience on any given device. To drive this ability in both private (enterprise) and public networks, two things become very important. One, fast backhaul and two, low latency....

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