Service
The cabling, switching, internet connection and access points that everything else depends on — installed neatly, labelled properly, tested thoroughly and documented so the network can be supported for years.
What we install
Fibre as the primary supply, coordinated with the provider. Where specified, a Starlink or 5G backup connects to the router and firewall, which can be configured to fail over automatically.
Cabinets, patch panels and PoE switching sized for the device count, with power protection and space to grow.
Fibre links between the comms room and floor or wing cabinets in larger buildings, so distance never limits performance.
Data cabling to access points, staff areas and building systems — installed by us or by the site electrician to our schedule, and tested before handover.
Positioned for coverage and capacity, and placed to look considered in residents' rooms, corridors and lounges.
Network segments, security policies, priority for care systems and guest isolation, configured and recorded.
Standards of work
A network that works on day one but can't be understood on day 500 isn't finished. We install every job as if we'll be the ones supporting it — because often we are.
On construction sites
We coordinate with the main contractor and other trades, install in the windows the programme allows, and keep the on-site phase short by settling the design early. New builds
In occupied homes
We phase installation area by area, agree access to residents' rooms with the manager, and keep the existing network running until each new section is tested. Existing homes
Case study · New build
A standard installation repeated across new-build homes, with cabling installed and tested by the site electrician to our schedule before we commission the active network.
Questions
Typically the comms cabinet, patching, core and edge switching with PoE, the router and firewall with failover to a backup connection, a fibre backbone where the building needs it, and the wireless access points. We can also install the structured cabling, or work with the site electrician who installs it to our schedule.
We specify equipment to suit the building and the operator's needs. Recent new-build homes on the LNT programme use UniFi WiFi 7 access points on a fibre backbone.
Cabling is tested before the active equipment is connected. Once configured, we check coverage and roaming across the building, confirm each network segment behaves as designed, and test failover by taking the primary connection down.
Tell us about the building and the timescale, and we'll scope the installation.
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