5 Key Factors to Consider for Optimizing Connectivity in New Construction Homes
Optimal connectivity in the home is no longer a ‘nice-to-have’ for homebuyers in North America. It’s a necessity! Without it, commonplace activities like 4K streaming, work-from-home, and online gaming can grind to a halt from slow service and dropped connections. …
Why Structured Wiring is Essential for Smart Homes
These days, most homes are smart – at least to some extent. As more and more devices connect to the home’s internet network, the battle for bandwidth is getting more contentious. Think about a typical family home, where there are …
Essential Tools and Accessories for Electrical Contractors Working in Smart Homes
Without the proper tools, even the smallest jobs can become problematic. This is especially true when it comes to smart homes and networking projects. Whether you’re simply running Ethernet from one room to another, or retrofitting an older home with …
What are the Downsides of Wi-Fi?
It’s impossible to imagine a world without Wi-Fi, and yet, more and more, it’s becoming harder to entirely rely on it—especially in the home or workplace. Despite the advances in Wi-Fi technology, including more routers and devices that offer Wi-Fi …
The Problems Emerging with 5G
As 5G technology moves into real-world implementation the problems it faces are not only becoming clearer but also more concrete. What were once theoretical challenges—things to be solved another day—are now materializing as real barriers to faster adoption and application. …
Why Electrical Contractors Need to Add IoT and Systems Integration to Their Services
Design, install, and go. For decades that’s been the business model for most electrical contractors, especially ones that service and support small and medium-sized businesses. The focus has been to keep their offerings simple and streamlined in the face of …
How “Proptech” is Bringing Lasting Changes to Multi-Family Residential
Once considered a novelty in the multi-family residential space, fully integrated property technology or proptech is rapidly turning into a necessity for large developers and property management firms. Look no further than Latch, whose array of smart products provides remote …
3 Tips for Building New Construction Smart Homes
Managing the logistics of new home construction is a challenge for any builder or developer. Between budgeting for the sky-rocketing costs of building materials and coordinating each stage of construction, it can feel like there’s little time for anything else. …
Integrated Wellness Technology is Set to Revolutionize the Smart Home
If recent trends are any indication, health and wellness technology could be at the heart of the smart homes of tomorrow. This represents a big opportunity for ISP integrators and smart home specialists to deliver on rising consumer demand and …
5 Simple Hacks to Lower Latency on Any Home Network
There was a time, not so long ago, when network latency was primarily the concern of online gamers. But as the number of connected devices in the average smart homes continues to increase, latency (and network performance in general) is …