Posted 20 October 2021
Wired smart home installations deliver better stability, security and reliability over Wi-Fi alternatives
Way back in 2003
the UK Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) came up with the following
definition for a smart home: "A dwelling incorporating a communications
network that connects the key electrical appliances and services, and allows
them to be remotely controlled, monitored or accessed.”
Things have moved on a bit
since then, though the principles remain the same,
what was once the after-dinner
conversation
of the upper classes is now commonplace
to the
masses. There’s a genuine
demand for smart-enabled residential properties and home automation is becoming
a
top priority for buyers. Entertainment systems, security features, and climate
controls are among the more popular features in addition
to the already popular video entry, smart lighting, and voice-activated
speakers. Demand is also driving sustainable
solutions to reduce the carbon footprint and the environmental impact of
residential properties.
There's no question about how successful
and widely popular wireless solutions have become, however todays smart home
needs a fast and reliable internet connection to work its very best. Signal
drops and dead zones drive the need
for wired networking options for smart home appliances and the devices that
control them.
So cables will
still play their part, well we would say that wouldn’t we! In a wireless age
why install a wired infrastructure? Well, there are a number of issues to
consider, interference from neighbouring wireless networks and other disruptive
signals from around the home, even
the materials which are used to construct
a house can be prohibitive to wireless. Some
plasterboards, insulation and underfloor heating can act as a barrier to
wireless signals, and let’s not dwell on the security concerns. Generally
speaking you can be confident that in a wired installation the signal
that goes in at one end will emerge undiminished
at the other end, regardless of what’s happening around it.
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