-Ketan Kothari
Increased connectivity and intelligent communications systems are shifting the way we work and for enterprise applications there are immense possibilities & opportunities open today with the maturity of communication standards.
Cabling infrastructure is a vital component of enterprise’s IT strategy and adoption of high-performance cabling solution is gradually becoming a key trend among large organizations. Demanding workloads and integrated management of both physical and virtual networked IT resources are fast changing the dynamics of resource deployment.
As, there is increased adoption of convergence, cloud, unified communication and complex applications, the demand for a robust and high through-put passive infrastructure and skilled Information and Communication Technology (ICT) professionals is evident to gain momentum. Customers are looking at capabilities to support communication at higher speeds, manage infrastructure assets, enhanced ROI and maximum utilization with reduced downtime.
This swift and ubiquitous transformation in technology is a major reason for skill shortage. Another reason is that, the educational institutions are not fully equipped to churn out skilled industry-ready candidates. One of the key challenges is less access to specialized education and framework around it, suited for a well-designed ICT system.
The RCDD status is a professional designation of excellence and the ICT professionals pursuing eminence within the industry should consider becoming a BICSI RCDD. Effective learning strategies include case study review and structured application exercises using modernized blueprints with solutions based on real-world conditions.Telecom is considered as the fourth utility after Electricity, Water and Gas. In the current scenario there are no stringent codes that regulate the physical layer telecom infrastructure within buildings (both commercial and residential).
Many countries around the world mandate that these telecom infrastructures is deployed by licensed telecom technicians similar to how electrical infrastructure is deployed by licensed electricians. It is essential that the building codes incorporate stringent codes for deployment of physical layer telecom infrastructure so as to avoid any mishap due to incorrect deployment and also to ensure that the service providers are able to deliver high bandwidth, highly reliable and stable telecom
services.
Apart from this, 100 Smart Cities is one of the many new initiatives of the new government that has captured the imagination of a resurgent and enthused India and in absence of any regulatory codes and practices for physical layer telecom infrastructure, it may not be possible to deliver telecom services that would enable these cities to be smart cities. An initiative has been taken to position BICSI India district as a credible stake holder in providing relevant codes and practices to all the relevant standards bodies and engage with them to build an ecosystem for training and development of resources that can efficiently implement these standards and practices.
(The author is the Chairperson of BICSI association. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent the views of Channel Times or any of the websites managed or operated by Trivone Digital Services)