As a former integrator, I used to believe that heating and cooling was more important than internet and WiFi. I was wrong. Go into any house during movie-time, Sunday football, the Final Four, or Desperate Housewives, turn off their heat, air conditioning, and internet for one hour, and see which service gets the most attention. I learned the hard way that disconnecting someone’s internet and WiFi for even a couple hours can raise people’s emotions beyond reasonable. So as an integrator, what are you doing to guarantee a reliable network for your clients, both today AND tomorrow?
Category cable, the de facto standard since the 80s when it was invented, has reached its limit. Although the industry continues to come out with new versions like 6a or 7, it still cannot support the speeds of tomorrow, since it is based on technology that is over 40 years old. Not only does it not support future speeds, but it is prone to inconsistent performance caused by its limited design. Issues like heat, installation quality, connector quality, and so much more create a network that operates at 50% of it’s capacity, in the best case of scenarios.
This is why all service providers are changing to fiber. They know that fiber delivers faster speeds, higher reliability, and the performance needs of both today and tomorrow, at a cost comparable to old category cable. The problem is that until now, customers did not have an option for installing fiber in their home.
With the launch of Integrated Fiber Platform’s (IFP) patented technology in 2022, homeowners are now able to have a full fiber network throughout their home. Literally they can have an entire network that operates on fiber, eliminating the bottlenecks associated with category cable. And it gets even better, because fiberoptic cable is truly limitless for speed, so as faster network speeds are available, their home will support it. But IFP didn’t stop there. Our products were designed and engineered by integrators, for integrators, so wire install time is less, trim out time is less, and there are less tools and equipment required. And upon completion during trim out, the network is 100% online; no additional hardware like network switches are required. There are no inactive wall plates, no inconsistent speeds, or suspect locations. Every single RJ45 connector throughout the home or business works 100% of the time, all the time.
Visit www.ifpconnect.com to learn more about our products, applications, and to sign up as a dealer.
