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Wireless Access Points (APs or WAPs): Types, Comparisons & How to buy
Wireless access points (APs or WAPs) are communication devices on wireless local area networks (WLANs). They act as a central transmitter and receiver of wireless radio signals. Mainstream wireless APs support Wi-Fi and are most commonly used to support...
Passive optical networks- EPON and GPON
Most PONs are configured like this. The number of splitters and split levels varies with the vendor and the system. Split ratios are usually 1:32 or 1:64 but could be higher. PONs (passive optical networks), Active Ethernet, and RF over glass (RFoG) are the primary...
Is this the end for air conditioning?
We enjoy a sunny days, but we certainly don’t like it when it’s too hot. According to Washington Post report, the world is about to install 700 million more air conditioners. While we are cooling down our own little housing environment, we are making the planet...
Reasons why Fire Detection Installations ought to be done by fire specialists.
The current practice in Kenya and many other countries is to have the electrical contractor carry out the fire detection & alarm system installations. While this has served us in the past, isn’t time we had specialists or fire engineers carry out this sensitive...
Closed Transition Transfer Switches-Are they necessary?
Where would your business be without a constant supply of electrical power? A steady power supply is often taken for granted. The reality is that power failures happen more frequently than we think. In the event of a power interruption, an ATS switches power from...
The Education of Building Services Electrical Engineers
Of all members of a typical building design team, it is only the architects who have traditionally been trained formally in some work in all major areas of building design. University and college courses in in structures, plumbing, lighting, electrical power,...
Typical Traditional Building Procedure
Though this post describes the basic traditional building procedure, the procedure could be improved by: More questioning of the cost effectiveness of proposed building components and greater efforts to obtain better alternatives. Coordinating the work of various...
IP TV and its Benefits
Wouldn't it be better if watching TV were more like browsing the Web, so you could pick the program you wanted to watch whenever and wherever you felt like watching it? That's one of the promises of IPTV. What is IP TV? Internet Protocol television (IPTV) is the...
How to achieve energy efficient buildings
How to achieve energy efficient buildingsAbout one-third of global energy is consumed in residential, public, and commercial buildings, where it is used for space heating, cooling, ventilating, lighting, cooking, water heating, refrigerating, and operating electric...