Definition: Installations, including their commissioning and maintenance, of telecommunications infrastructures in buildings or groups of buildings executed using ultra-fast access technologies (fiber optics, coaxial cable and twisted pairs category 6 or higher), and integration in them of equipment and devices for access to sound and television broadcasting services, electronic door entry and video door entry systems, video surveillance systems, access control and electronic technical security equipment excluding the provision of the service of connection to alarm center, as well as networks, equipment and devices for management, control and security that serve as support for the services linked to the Digital Home and its integration with the telecommunications networks.
Equipment: Installation companies working on these types of installations must have, at a minimum, the appropriate measurement range and precision equipment that incorporates the measurement functionalities included in the following devices: multimeter, earth tester, insulation tester, field strength meter with display and the ability to perform spectral analysis and error rate measurements on QPSK and COFDM digital signals, intermediate frequency simulator (5-2150 MHz), selective optical power meter and single-mode optical fiber tester for FTTH, equipment for splicing or connectorization in the field for single-mode optical fiber and analyzer/certifier for category 6 or higher telecommunications networks.
Energy savings in connected homes: Broadband Forum TR-181 revolutionizes energy efficiency
Enabling connected devices in homes across Europe to enter standby mode could save enough energy to power up to 70 new small data centers across the continent, or the equivalent of a medium-sized city, the Broadband Forum predicts.
