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Tech for RE Dummies Speakers Say Efficiency Equals Improved Infrastructures

NEW YORK CITY-The future of technology is fiberoptic cables in every building, according to speakers at NACORE's luncheon on Friday. They also argue that gigabit Ethernets are the next stage of networking.

By Amy Vaughn | Updated on November 20, 2000

NEW YORK CITY-Technology industry guest speakers at NACORE International’s chapter meeting luncheon at the Harvard Club on West 44th Street Friday afternoon all agreed that building infrastructures have a direct correlation with the level of efficiency a company can achieve in its operations. Technology spokespeople for Gillette Global Network/Eureka Broadband, Costar Group and Cablevision/Lightpath all argued that most office buildings today, even here in Manhattan, are using copper wiring, the capabilities of which have been exhausted. LAN’s are also operating on slow and inefficient Ethernets they contend.

“The painful reality is that when we go in to buildings, we find firms are still averaging speeds of under 56k,” reported Steve Coutts, regional vice president for Costar. “For those companies that could benefit from applications, such as those delivered over the Internet, they can’t because of limited speeds possible with the infrastructures of the buildings they’re in.” He argued that without improvements, many companies are unable bring greater efficiency, cut costs and streamline processes solely because of the lack of capabilities of the building in which they lease space.

A spokesperson for GGN/Eureka, filling in for scheduled speaker Eureka chairman and CEO Jeffrey Ginsberg, stated the industry is now working to get their customer base on current Ethernet technology. Today’s technology requirements, he said, require gigabit Ethernet. He also noted that current demands have exhausted the capabilities of copper wiring, and GGN/Eureka only uses fiber, allowing greater speed and volume of data to be transmitted.

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