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Structured Cabling - The Backbone of Your Business

For over 25 years, S&G Communications has designed, built, and maintained state of the art data and communication infrastructure to support large and small enterprises. Regular customers include Northwestern Medicine, Esmark Steel, Echo USA, Personal Creations, GEA Farm Technology, and more. Our services include:

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  • Cabling for computers, phones, and wireless access points

 

  • Fiber optic backbones within the facility and demarc extensions for high-speed internet

 

  • Wireless/Wi-Fi network design and installation services, testing and support; knowledgeable in warehouse wireless design with racking and inventory

 

  • Internet service from all the major carriers

 

  • Network firewalls for intrusion prevention, ransomware protection and data loss prevention

 

  • Hosted and premises IP phone systems

 

  • Internal network infrastructure, switches and routers

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Our IBEW Local 134 union technicians are known for their quality workmanship and excellent customer service.

What You Need to Know

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  • Older cabling can cause problems in your network's speed and Wi-Fi functionality. If you still have some older Cat 5 cables mixed in with your 5e or 6, they can be a source of network slowness.

  • As the number of devices in your network increases, inadequate cabling can be the cause of performance or reliability issues. If you have 10/100 switches but Gig network ports on your computers, they can be a point of congestion. If you have Gig switches but orange 1 Gig fiber backbones, that 1G fiber uplink can be struggling to support the 24 users on that switch each trying to communicate at 1 Gig.

  • Newer wireless access points may now transmitting higher speed data than the network was designed for, it may be time to upgrade your network cable to Cat 6A 10 Gig.

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Upgrades to Your Existing Structured Cabling Network

 

The following chart illustrates how upgrading your structured cabling increases your network capability. It's important to know that Cat 6 is compatible with Cat 5, so your cabling network can be upgraded only as needed. We will work on providing a cost-effective add-on solution that fits with your existing network.

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Cabling Inspections

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  • Structured cabling is the backbone of your voice and data network so this is important opportunity to have your cabling infrastructure inspected. Our certified technicians will provide an on-site assessment of your cabling network infrastructure, investigate and implement measures to avoid problems and, if necessary, make recommendations for repairs or upgrades. Our network engineers can evaluate your switches and architecture.

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Other Services

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  • Our services can also provide inspection and documentation of riser and horizontal cable not in use, inventory and tagging of cable and equipment, removal and disposal of old cables, and organize your patch cords to expedite troubleshooting. Our other services include:

  • Data Rack & Cabinet Layout & Installation Voice and Data Workstation Cabling

  • VoIP Infrastructure

  • WiFi Assessment, Design & Installation Fiber Optic Cabling Installation Testing & Certification

  • Computer Rooms & Data Centers

  • 10 Gig Copper & Fiber - Overhead Raceway Design & Installation

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