Ryan Sullivan, owner of TulsaвЂ™s BlueSpeed AV, shared this wisdom on the importance of having a structured wiring system for your smart home design:

By 2022, the typical home could contain more than 500 smart devices.

broadband households currently own a connected home device, and nearly 40 percent plan to buy one this year. broadband households currently own a connected homeДЎ6 percent of U.S. Granted, having a robust WiFi network is critical to maintaining a reliable user interface for devices, but thinking you can buy a home that is completely wireless instead of having a wired design will create a constant battle of intermittent, frustrating and unsolvable issues for years to come. This is not the case at all! The truth is, that for maximum stability, functionality and flexibility, all the tech gear in a home should be connected to the houseвЂ™s wiring backbone. Smart technology can include speakers, TVs, security cameras, game systems, home theaters, amplifiers, motorized shades, programed lighting, thermostats, computers and the list goes on and on вЂ“ all being easily controlled using an automation app on the homeownerвЂ™s phone or tablet.Д«ut guess what? All of this technology needs to talk to each other! This growth of the вЂњ Internet of ThingsвЂќ (IoT) вЂ“ that is the huge amount of connected devices that send and receive data over the internet effortlessly вЂ“ has suggested to many home builders that going wireless for all the gear in a home is the right direction.

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