Multinational companies, BPO and ITeS companies increasingly prefer smart buildings that come pre-fitted with LAN infrastructure. This is a relatively new concept and is gaining more and more popularity among enterprises.

As such, there is a strong potential for SCS in multi-facility buildings-both residential as well as commercial.

The builder community is grasping the importance of deploying standards-compliant cabling solutions. For purpose of better understanding, they can enquire if their structured cabling vendor is running a training program suited to their specific needs.

Some vendors do have special focus for the building community. Towards this end, they have members from the fraternity of architects, builders, consultants, engineers, etc. Training for these members is being planned to enable them to understand the latest cabling trends, latest methods of installations, information on manufacturing and quality standards better. Factory visits and training seminars are also being organized.

A worldwide association of builders, consultants, architects, and engineers, BiCSi, is also offering various educational activities to members. BiCSi's India district was established to educate people on positives and negatives about information carrying systems.

The strength of any communication infrastructure, be it a commercial or multi-facility building, depends on how the network is designed. It's important that the implementation of the project is done in accordance with the international standards, that the right products are selected, and that the correct installation practices is adopted.

This is where the cabling industry needs to be guided properly. System integration is a highly skilled job and one has to undergo proper training for conducting such installations properly so that the infrastructure is strong enough to seamlessly handle various applications simultaneously. Worldwide, BiCSi assures education of this nature to its members by conducting various trainings programs and conferences.

Builders have understood the importance of offering an intelligent building to customers rather than selling a dumb building. In many projects, it is seen that builders outsource the communication infrastructure part to experts-like SIs. With the broadband fever picking up, builders see to it that they bring the fiber and copper cables either outside the building or inside the building so that it's easier for companies to extend their networks in shortest possible time. It helps builders to sell or rent out the space more easily.