CES 2019 Highlights
With CES 2019 wrapped for another year, it’s a good time to take a step back and look at the big smart home highlights. Sure, there were plenty of wacky gadgets and gizmos (like a dishwasher-sized pet dryer that claims …
Smart home trends to watch in 2019
For those wanting to live like the Jetsons or Tony Stark, 2019 might just be their year. As we look ahead to the smart home trends that are expected to dominate the industry, one trend rules them all: The smart …
Top 5 Smart Home Blog Posts from The Switch
As we look forward to an exciting 2019 in the telco and smart home industry, here’s a list of our most-read blog posts on The Switch. Why 5G won’t replace fiber or cable broadband If you’ve been reading the headlines …
Twisted light and the blazing fast future of fiber optic — is your network ready?
Compared with conventional internet networks, fiber is fast. Blazing fast. But a group of Australian researchers are convinced it’s about to get a whole lot faster. More than 100 times faster, in fact. “We can potentially achieve ultra-wide bandwidth,” explains …
How cameras and sensors provide your smart home customers with peace of mind
As a modern-day builder, you know better than anyone that smart security is one of the most important smart home features. And, that a smart security ecosystem needs to be supported by a reliable home network. But what security features …
How smart homes and big data will make cities smarter
When you install broadband internet, those cables and keystone jacks provide a portal for your customers’ connected lives. Structured wiring and Wi-Fi connect them to the outside world and power their smart homes. But that system you install has the …
Why router selection is a vital part of broadband installation
Your customer’s smart home has fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) internet with speeds of 150 Megabits per second (Mbps) and they have a clear Wi-Fi signal through their Wi-Fi transparent media panel. But, is that enough to guarantee that all their connected devices …
Four smart home hubs you need to know about
As the number of smart home options increases, the demand on your customer’s wireless network rises along with it. You may have installed a Wi-Fi transparent media panel for the router, but with more and more devices in use, the home …
Why fiber optic internet is going underground
The widespread adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) and smart home technology has internet service providers (ISPs) and integrators on the hunt for the most effective methods of broadband delivery for many scenarios. While structured wiring and Wi-Fi installations play …
How homebots will accelerate smart home adoption
The verdict is in. Broadband internet and the smart home features it powers are not only here to stay, they are game changers. Combined with structured wiring and the Wi-Fi transparent enclosures you install, it provides the vital infrastructure necessary …