01 / Capability · Data & IT Infrastructure
Structured Cabling
Copper and fibre cabling plant, cabinets, patching and pathways — labelled, tested and documented.
CAT6A / CAT7 copper and OM4 / OS2 fibre backbones, labelled, tested and documented end to end.
02 / The foundation
Structured cabling is the physical foundation the rest of the technology stack depends on. Categories, fibre counts, pathway sizes, cabinet locations and labelling discipline are decisions the building has to live with for years.
Zentrum designs the cabling plant as part of the architectural and MEP coordination, then installs and documents it so the client owns something maintainable rather than something merely working.
Part of Data & IT Infrastructure.
03 / System anatomy
From the carrier entry point to the outlet behind the wall plate.
Cabinet and equipment-room locations, riser and pathway sizing, and the power and cooling that serve those rooms decide what the network can do for a decade. They are the decisions worst suited to being retrofitted, and best suited to being resolved with the architect and MEP consultant at design stage.
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Service entry
Carrier entry point and demarcation into the building, with pathway and space reserved at design stage.
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Main equipment room
Main distribution cabinets, core switching and the power and cooling that keep them serviceable.
- Cabinets
- Power
- Cooling
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Fibre backbone
Riser and inter-building fibre with counts and types sized for later refresh, not just for day one.
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Floor distribution
Floor or zone cabinets with patching and cable management the operating team can maintain.
- Patch fields
- PoE switching
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Horizontal cabling
Category-graded copper from the floor cabinet to each work area, on coordinated containment.
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Devices
Outlets serving access points, workstations, cameras, readers, displays and control devices.
- Wi-Fi
- Workstations
- Cameras
- Access
- AV
Outcome /
Every link tested, labelled and documented.
Results recorded per link and handed over with as-built drawings, so the plant stays maintainable.
04 / Design principles
What we hold the plant to.
Copper cabling
Category-graded horizontal cabling from equipment rooms to work areas.
Fibre backbones
Riser and inter-building fibre with counts and types sized for growth.
Cabinets and patching
Cabinet layouts, patch schedules and cable management the team can maintain.
Pathways and containment
Cable trays, conduits and risers coordinated with the wider MEP containment.
Testing and certification
Standards-based testing with results recorded per link.
Labelling and documentation
Consistent labelling and as-built drawings for the operating team.
01 /
Pathways and containment coordinated with electrical and MEP
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Long-life media choice — CAT6A minimum for future 10G endpoints
03 /
Clean handover documentation for the facilities team
05 / Applications
Where this cabling plant goes in.
Offices and headquarters
Floor distribution, dense horizontal cabling and fibre risers sized for the way the workplace is actually occupied.
ExploreHotels and resorts
One cabling plant carrying guest-facing and operational systems, segmented logically rather than duplicated physically.
ExplorePremium residences
Wired-first villa infrastructure with an equipment room that stays serviceable and cool.
ExploreAlso delivered in: Corporate offices and headquarters · Data centres and server rooms · Mixed-use developments · Hospitality · Premium residences · Education and healthcare.
06 / Coordination and delivery
How a cabling package runs.
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Read the architectural and MEP drawings and understand what the building has to carry.
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Design the cabling plant, cabinets and pathways around that.
03 /
Coordinate containment, power and cooling with the wider project team.
04 /
Install, terminate, test and certify each link.
05 /
Label, document and hand over drawings the client can maintain against.
- 01Riser and horizontal cabling design across every floor and outbuilding
- 02Fluke-tested links with certified permanent-link reports
- 03Labelled patch panels, cable-management, fire-stopping at penetrations
- 04As-built drawings, cable schedules and handover records and product documentation
07 / Related systems
What depends on this.
- Seamless Wi-Fi Networking
- Every access point depends on correct backhaul, PoE and switch capacity.
- Electronic Security
- Cameras, controllers and recording servers share the cabling and switching.
- Audio Visual Systems
- IP-based AV and control ride the same infrastructure.
- Connected Communication
- IP telephony and intercom depend on the network below them.
- Building Automation
- Controllers and head-ends increasingly live on the building network.
Technology ecosystem /
Next step /
Send us the drawings.
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