Structured Cabling in Pilimatalawa

It depends on distance and environment. Copper Ethernet is limited to around 100 metres per run, and it can pick up interference or lightning-induced surges when it travels between separate structures. Fibre avoids both problems and carries far more capacity. During the survey we measure the routes between your showroom, office and workshop and recommend whichever option suits each link.

Usually, yes. We plan the job in sections, working in offices and quieter areas during normal hours and scheduling production-floor work around shift changes, weekends or planned maintenance breaks agreed with you. Old cabling stays live until the new runs are tested, then each point is switched over in turn, keeping disruption to machines and staff as limited as possible.

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.