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Five frustrations and challenges for data cable installers in 2017
What ’ s your problem ? That was the question posed to a wide range of data cable installers during extensive research conducted over the past 18-months by Ideal Networks , says the company ’ s global marketing manager , Tim Widdershoven .
Interestingly , despite many differences in organisation size and infrastructure , as well as the scope of work undertaken , the interviews showed that data cable installers are facing many common frustrations and challenges . Sometimes answers were as expected , but the research also provided new clarity around some of the key issues facing the industry .
So , what ’ s making work difficult for data cable installers in 2017 ? And what steps can data cable installation and testing companies take to try and overcome some of these issues ?
Cable certifiers cripple cash flow
Anyone working within data cable installation knows that cable certifiers are one of the most expensive pieces of equipment in the kit bag . In fact , most cable installers feel that they are a necessary and unavoidable capital expense .
16 | July 2017