How much is Cat6a Cabling.  (Cat6a Installation cost)
Channel: NM Cabling Solutions
Date: 2021-04-05

How much is Cat6a cabling. 
How much is the cost of Cat6a cable or what is the difference in cost between Cat6 and Cat6a cabling? What are the differences between Cat6a v Cat7? We are frequently asked these questions as we conduct surveys as a data cabling contractor
00:00 Intro
0:24 Cat6a Price per data point
Large numbers of our clients enquire as to how much an information cabling project is per point. Consequently, the clarification explained in the following section is a decent method to know for pricing purposes. What's more, you can scale the numbers to suit your specific project and you have a good starting point for overall costs.
* Factors affecting the cost of cabling projects
* Cat6 Cable price 
As a starting point, the average of most Cat6a cable price projects is within the range of £50.00 per point, up to £65.00 per point. The average is therefore slightly higher than Cat5e or cat6 cabling installations
For calculation purposes, we have assumed a minimum of 20-24 data cabling outlets
Of course, there will be projects where the cat6a price will be lower than the average range above and also projects where it is higher
3:56 What would move the Cat6 data cabling price to the lower pricing range?
The points below are situations where you could expect the average Cat6a price to be in the lower range of £50.00-£65.00 per cat6a point
4:08 Number of cat6a cabling points
Labour costs remain steady in some instances when installing five, ten, twenty, or more cat6a cabling outlets. This is especially true if there is a high density of cables in one area. For example, pulling 20 cat6a cables to one desk cluster is a similar labour time to pulling in only 4. Of course, the termination time increases but labour as an average reduces the more cabling outlets there are
4:46 Difficulty of the cabling routes
Some buildings are better suited to easier structured cabling installation. For example, an office with false floors and false ceilings will have a quicker installation time than a school with solid ceilings and not existing cabling routes. 
5:14 Density of the Cat6a cables
Pulling in a larger number of data cables to the same area uses a similar amount of labour. The more densely concentrated the cables are, the lower the installation time. A comparison would be 100 Cat6a outlets in an office to 25 desks compared to 100 Cat6a outlets in an office to 50 desks. The 50 desks require 50 individual routes compared to only 25 in the other scenario. In this example not only is the installation time higher but other factors such as containment and route making might also increase. 
5:52 What would move the Cat6 data cabling price to the higher pricing range?
Difficult cabling routes or requirements for some new containment
False ceilings and floors make for an easier installation. Cat6a cables can freely be installed throughout the length of the building and installed in larger looms of cable.
6:20 Difficult routes can exist in the following
1. Solid walls that require drilling
2. Solid floors that require chasing
3. Ceilings with solid finishes that require access hatches or significant route planning
4. The requirement to install cables externally due to no internal routes
7:00 The location of the building and its access
7:27 The flexibility of working times and access
7:52 Containment that is not suitable for additional cables
8:30 What factors increase cabling cost out of the range?
• Non-Standard Buildings
1. Buildings with a requirement for lots of single Cat6a cables to a wide area of its building. 
2. Hospitality and Hotels.  
3. Large Warehouses 
4. Schools 
5. Care Homes 
6. Smaller projects with only a few cables 
10:28 Cat6a vs Cat5e
What is the difference between Cat5e and Cat6a? When comparing to Cat5e, Cat6a has five times the bandwidth. Cat6a cables support bandwidths frequencies up to 500mhz. Cat5e cabling only supports up to 100Mhz
11:07 How much is Cat6a cabling- Cat6 vs Cat6a 
11:10 Cat6 vs Cat6a Bandwidth and Speed
11:50 Cat6 vs Cat6a Installation comparisons
12:27 How much is Cat6a cabling- Final considerations
13:12 Contact
 

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