Structured Cabling in Gampola

Start with a room-by-room list of what each space needs: reception PCs, consulting-room workstations, printers, a CCTV recorder and ceiling access points. Cable is then routed to one small comms cabinet, ideally in a ventilated room away from patient areas. Where walls cannot be chased, neat trunking keeps runs tidy and easy to wipe down, which matters in a clinical setting.

Yes. A lab is usually cabled with one data point per workstation plus spares, run to a patch panel and switch in a lockable cabinet at the back of the room. Trunking along the benches keeps cables away from pupils' feet and chair legs. Every point is tested and labelled, so the ICT teacher can trace a fault to a specific desk.

Cat5e is the budget option and fine for basic needs; Cat6 is the sensible default for most modern offices; and Cat6a supports 10-gigabit speeds, worth it for server rooms and backbone runs but rarely necessary for individual desks. For most offices we run Cat6 to workstations and Cat6a only on the backbone.

We recommend two data points per desk — one for a computer and one spare for a phone, printer, or future need — rather than exactly one per person. Retrofitting a single missed point after the finishes are complete costs far more than including it upfront.

Cabling during construction, before walls close up, is significantly cheaper per point than retrofitting into a finished space, where cables must be routed around existing finishes. If you're planning a new fit-out, involve your cabling provider at the same stage as your electrician.

Yes. Every structured cabling installation includes termination, testing, and certification documentation. Untested cabling can look fine on day one and cause intermittent faults months later that are far more expensive to diagnose — so certification is standard, not an optional extra.

For a typical 20-person office in the Kandy area, professional structured cabling runs between LKR 150,000 and LKR 300,000 depending on cable type and layout complexity, including data points at each workstation, patch panels, a network cabinet, and testing certification. We provide a detailed quotation after a free site survey.