SPT News Oct. 23

The impact is being felt not only by integrators in the big cities, where you would expect it, but also by those in smaller communities far from the country’s population centres — such as Port Alberni, B.C,, a dot on the map of Vancouver Island.

“The industry is changing, and what’s possible is changing,” says Mark Aussem, president of Alberni Technology Solutions Inc. “Everything is IP-based these days and uses Cat 5 cabling. It makes things easier, but it’s different, and you have to learn how to do it. And your employees need constant training so they learn how to do it, too.”