Introducing Building Communications
Welcome to our first edition of Building Communications, a quarterly eNewsletter dedicated to sharing information with the commercial real estate community. As an industry leading Ethernet-based telecommunications provider for mid and large-sized businesses in the tri-state area,
Lightpath is able to offer relevant information that may give building owners, property managers and real estate professionals a competitive edge.
What's New
Collaboration Made Easy
Audio and web collaboration tools are a great way for both building owners and tenants to make meetings more productive while reducing operational expenses. Lightpath
Collaboration Solutions can help you and your tenants by enabling employees, customers and suppliers to work together seamlessly from anywhere in the world. To learn more, click here.
Current Trends
Flexible Communication Technology Helps Tenants Stay Competitive
According to Jeffrey M. Warner, Vice President of Leasing for Mack-Cali, tenants are "looking for building facilities that have technological advances and infrastructure."
Best practices
The Workspace Transformation
The days of the cubicle are numbered and we doubt that you're going to hear a collective sigh. It seems that over the last few years, the trend has been towards a less structured work style. Many tenants are looking for space that encourages collaboration. It is a philosophy based on the premise that innovation happens when people work together towards a common goal. One way to boost your tenants' performance is to reach out and discuss what can be done to transform their workspace.
Facts At A Glance
Know Your Tenants
- While a majority of telecom budgets remained stable in 2011, almost 20% of commercial businesses indicate potential increases for 2012, particularly among those organizations with a "grow the business" mindset.
- While 50% of companies are in a cost-cutting mindset, that doesn't automatically translate to decreased spending on telecom.
- Beyond budget constraints, and a lack of perceived financial benefit, infrastructure concerns limit companies from keeping up with telecom technology trends.
- Issue resolution tops the list of concerns IT decision makers have with 49% citing this as extremely critical-even outpacing reduction in overall telecom costs.
- Importance of telecom issues is largely comparable across spend levels.
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