Sheikh Zayed University, Abu Dhabi — 35,000 SYSTIMAX Cat6A Links Across a 24-Building Campus

A modern campus is a digital campus. Lecture capture, Wi-Fi in every corridor, secure labs, smart access and research networks all depend on one thing students never see: a structured cabling network built right.

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35,000SYSTIMAX Cat6A cables terminated

24campus buildings

Fibrebackbone cabling laid

Accesscontrol field devices installed

The challenge

What had to work

A university campus has to carry teaching, research, administration, student life and security on one converged network — across dozens of buildings, thousands of rooms and a tight academic calendar. The cabling has to meet manufacturer warranty requirements so the network can grow for decades.

Our role

What we delivered

Working as the installation partner to the main contractor, NICE Venture terminated 35,000 SYSTIMAX Cat6A cables at the intermediate distribution frames onto patch panels, laid fibre backbone cabling between buildings, and installed access-control field devices across the 24 campus buildings.

Delivery

How the work was done

01
Mobilise
Teams organised by building and floor to keep pace with the campus construction programme.
02
Terminate
Cat6A copper terminated at the IDFs to SYSTIMAX installation practices and labelled for administration.
03
Backbone
Fibre cabling laid to connect buildings back to the core network.
04
Secure
Access-control field devices installed so the same infrastructure also protects the campus.

Outcomes

What was handed over

35,000 Cat6A links terminated — the physical foundation for campus Wi-Fi, IP telephony, AV and security.
Fibre backbone laid between buildings, ready for high-bandwidth teaching and research traffic.
Access-control devices across 24 buildings installed on the same programme.

Technologies

What it runs on

CommScope SYSTIMAX Cat6AIDF patch panelsFibre backbone cablingAccess-control field devicesCable labelling & administration

Why it mattersEducation technology changes every few years; cabling stays for twenty or more. Getting Cat6A and fibre right at build stage is what lets a campus adopt new learning technology without opening ceilings again.

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