SAN FRANCISCO-Business tenants list high-speed Internet access as having the greatest impact on their perception of office space quality, according to a recent study by the Building Owners and Managers Assocation. Over the course of the next five years, providing broadband service to tenants will become more and more imperative to success, according to Barry Krell, telecommunications specialist with CarrAmerica Realty Corp., which to date has wired 40% of its buildings with the requisite fiber optics.

Such are the issues to be discussed at the Broadband Building & Commerce Conference and Exhibition, Feb. 21-23 at the Hilton Hotel and Towers in San Francisco. Coordinated in conjunction with BOMA to specifically address the needs of building owners and managers, the annual event has gained a reputation as the real estate industry’s telecommunications technology show among organizations such as National Association of REITs, The Real Estate Roundtable and the World Teleport Association

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