From both an architectural and technical perspective, today’s work environment looks nothing like the corporate buildings and offices from decades past. Gone are the desk divisions, the cubicles and the corner offices. These dated workplaces are being phased out in favor of open layouts and communal working areas with extensive high-tech demands. This shift makes the modernization of a building’s technology infrastructure more important than ever before. The onslaught of new business applications and connectivity demands that come with mobile device business integration, anything-as-a-service, the Internet of Things and cloud computing are just the tip of the iceberg. Business operations, such as HVAC systems, thermostat and lighting controls, building locks and security functions, automated conference room reservations play a role in straining the network. More bandwidth and improved reliability are essential for any of these innovations to function adequately. A ‘smart building’ will become the norm in everyday business functionality. To meet the modern building requirements and prepare the office spaces for the future, building owners and IT managers cannot settle for the outdated traditional LAN infrastructure. Copper-based LANs cannot support the growing connectivity needs without inflicting additional costs, labor-intensive upgrades, and demanding space-consuming telecom closets. Here are five reasons why building owners and IT managers need to consider deploying passive optical LAN: Building owners turn to passive optical LAN to: Support an extended network lifecycle of 10 years or more. This results in less upgrades and modest ongoing maintenance costs Reduce capital and operational expenses, as a result of less equipment and lower energy and cooling needs Lower space requirements. Without the need for a dedicated telecom closet to accommodate communications and cooling equipment, building owners can optimize the square-footage into productive spaces IT managers turn to passive optical LAN to: Offer virtually unlimited bandwidth. IT managers can converge all connected devices – either wireless and wired – into one single network Improve security and reliability. The network offers limited unplanned network downtime and is highly secure, so whether it is for productivity needs in the cloud or building management systems, IT teams have a robust infrastructure on their side Learn more about in recent case studies how passive optical LAN delivers the connectivity needs for the modern enterprise. Also see discover how passive optical LAN can enlighten the enterprise LAN.
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