Networks · Quebec and Ontario
Structured cabling and LAN installation
The cabling everything else depends on. Cat6 and Cat6A runs, racks, patch panels and switches, tested, labelled and documented so the next change is easy.
What a structured cabling project covers
Cameras, access points, phones and door controllers all end up on the same cable plant. We design it with those systems in mind: where the outlets go, how much power the switches must supply, and how much room the racks need for what comes next.
Every link is tested after installation and every port is labelled at both ends. You receive the test results and an as-built record, so that the network can be maintained by anyone, not only by the people who pulled the cable.
For a general contractor, cabling is a scope with dependencies: pathways and sleeves have to exist before cable can be pulled, and telecom rooms need power, cooling and a locked door before equipment goes in. We flag those dependencies at the drawing stage and follow them at the site meetings.
- Horizontal cablingCat6 and Cat6A copper runs to desks, ceilings, doors and camera positions.
- Racks and cabinetsEquipment rooms and wall cabinets with patch panels, cable management and power.
- SwitchingNetwork switches, including PoE for cameras, phones and access points, configured with the right segments.
- Testing and certificationEach link tested, with results handed over at the end of the job.
- Clean-up and movesTidying existing racks, tracing unlabelled cables, and adding or relocating outlets.
Where structured cabling is installed
- New offices and tenant fit-outs
- Warehouses and industrial buildings
- Server rooms and equipment closets
- Renovations and expansions
Typical projects
- A tenant fit-out needs outlets, a rack and a working network before move-in day
- A new building needs its horizontal cabling, backbone and telecom rooms built to the specification
- An office is adding staff, cameras or access points and has run out of ports
- A rack has grown without labels and nobody dares unplug anything
- Old cabling cannot carry the speed or the power that new equipment needs
- A warehouse needs drops for access points, scanners, cameras and dock equipment
Often installed together with
- Fibre optic installation and cabling
- Fibre optic fusion splicing
- Fibre optic testing and certification
- Enterprise Wi-Fi
- Network security (IDS/IPS)
Industries we install it for
- General contractors
- Construction sites
- Offices
- Retail
- Hotels and restaurants
- Warehouses and logistics
- Manufacturing
- Clinics and care facilities
- Schools and daycare centres
- All industries
Ten outlets or a whole building: both are quoted. When cameras, Wi-Fi or door access are coming later, we size the pathways, racks and switches for them now.
How a cabling project runs
The steps are the same on a construction site and in an occupied office; the scheduling is what changes.
- Drawings and site review
We work from the floor plans, the furniture layout and the list of devices to be connected, and we walk the premises, finished or still a shell, to check pathways, ceiling types, fire-rated walls and the rooms where cables end.
- Design and quote
The quote states the cable category per area, the number of outlets, the racks, panels and switches, the pathways we use or add, the tests to be made and what the documentation will contain.
- Pulling and termination
Cables are pulled, supported and kept clear of sources of interference, penetrations in fire-rated walls are sealed again, and each cable is terminated and labelled at the outlet and at the panel.
- Testing and handover
Every link is tested; any failure is corrected and tested again. Switches are installed and configured if they are part of the scope, and the test results are handed over with the as-built record.
What you receive at closeout
Good cabling outlasts several generations of equipment, provided someone can still find their way around it.
- Test results per linkThe result of every cable, identified with the same number as its outlet and its panel port.
- LabellingOutlets, panel ports, cables and racks labelled to one scheme.
- As-built drawingsFloor plans showing the location and number of each outlet, the cable routes and the telecom rooms as installed.
- Rack layoutAn elevation of each rack: panels, switches, power and free space.
Questions about structured cabling
Should we choose Cat6 or Cat6A?
It depends on the distances, the speeds you expect over the life of the building and what the cable will power. We recommend one or the other per area after seeing the drawings, and explain why.
Can you work in an occupied office?
Yes. Cabling in occupied premises is planned in phases and scheduled around your business hours.
Do you certify the cabling, and to which standard?
Each link is tested with a cable certifier against the limits of its category, or against those of the project specification when there is one. The results are delivered link by link, so that an engineer or a general contractor can attach them to the closeout file.
Can you work for a general contractor on a new building?
Yes. We price from the drawings and the specification, coordinate pathways, sleeves and telecom rooms with the electrician and the other trades, pull cable as the floors become available, and deliver test results and as-built drawings for closeout.
Do you also supply and configure the switches?
If you wish. We can stop at the patch panel and leave the active equipment to your IT department, or supply, install and configure the switches, including the PoE budget and the network segments for cameras, phones and access points.
What about the old cable in the ceiling?
We identify what is in service and what is abandoned. Abandoned cable can be removed during the work, which frees the pathways and makes the next change easier; that removal is a separate line in the quote, and the decision is yours.
Outlets to add or a building to cable? Tell us about it.
Describe the site and what you need. We reply in English or French.