Data/Voice

Data/Voice

Decker Electric had provided many solutions to many different applications over the years. Special considerations need to be taken with every building and too many times other contractors approach it the same way… This is a mistake that typically comes back and haunts the customer long after the contractor is done, paid, and gone… The pathway needed for cabling inside a building has a lot to do with the reliability of the entire network system. Heat (steam pipes, heat vents, ect) play a big role in the speeds due to attenuation factors. Another major issue on Telecom systems is EMI (Electro-magnetic Interference).  EMI is a ghost we as contractors are trained to chase down and avoid as much as possible. EMI is everywhere electricity is and can wreak havoc on the data packets being sent through the cabling… EMI can enter a building through RF antennas also due to large repeaters or antennas close by. We ran into this issue at Cessna in 2008. Their Telemetry department had a large antenna outside to monitor planes while in a test flight. With their old system and the large amount of bandwidth they needed to push, they had too much packet loss and had some difficulty communicating with the planes. Needless to say they called the right place, Decker Electric came out to assess the issues and within a few days provide an augmented Cat6 Shielded System. They have been running consistently a 10 Gig system still today without any down time…

Fiber Optic

Fiber Optics

Decker Electric prides itself on our in depth knowledge of Fiber Optic cabling. Our Telecomm Manager, Casey Laubach, has personally worked with all types of fiber and the unfortunate issues that have been passed onto customers by other contractors, for over 15 years. Its safe to say that he has fixed about every issue possible with Fiber Optic cable (broken connectors, broken fiber, poor splicing, dark fiber due to bad cleaning, and many others…

If fiber is done correctly it is a very cost effective and reliable solution, but unfortunately many contractors lack the knowledge and back ground to do this… Don’t be a victim of this, call the right people for the right job…

We can service and install all types of Fiber Optic cable, but recently (last 2 years) we have been certified through Sumitomo to install “blown in fiber”. This is the future of all “Campus” environments. It requires a inner duct made of individual tubes (depending on the application) in which a bundle of fiber (24 strands) is blown in after installation. The real benefit of this is to alter the path with just a few quick disconnects to a different building instead of pulling in new inner duct… For example, you would run a main back bone of 19 tube duct from the north building to the south building. Now if you need a run to a building in between, the inner duct is already there! You just need to tap into the 19 tube with a 2 tube duct and route to the building then blow in the type of fiber needed for that building… Reliable, cost effective, and easy to add or change… The cost is close to the same as running inner duct but instead of “pulling in fiber after pulling in the inner duct, which can take about as much time as installing the duct, the blown in fiber usually blows in about 1000’ in less than 10 minutes!

Repeater for cell phone

Repeater for cell phone

Decker electric also provide solutions to cell phone reception in large or small buildings. We have installed repeaters in Wesley Hospital, Red Cross, Kansas Heart Hospital, as well as many others. These are cost effective ways to provide a strong signal in some of the hardest to reach spots (dead zones) in basements or concrete buildings…

Audio/Video Conferencing

Audio/Video Conferencing

Decker Electric provides solutions to Conferencing room needs also. Anything from Video Conferencing to ridding these rooms of the pesky floor “wire mold strips” that are a trip hazard.