The 30-Year Backbone: Why Cheap Cabling is a Developer's Biggest Mistake

Mohamed Hediya shared exactly how developers can future-proof their buildings by prioritising the infrastructure backbone over flashy hardware. Mohamed broke down the common pitfalls of luxury builds that fail to support modern smart technology: Infrastructure Longevity Mandate: Planning for an infrastructure backbone that stays relevant for 20 to 30 years without requiring a retrofit. The High-End Connectivity Gap: Cases of developers buying expensive IoT hardware but having inadequate cabling or outdated Wi-Fi to support them. Strategic 15-Year Planning: Designing backbone decisions smartly to ensure the building is ready for the next 10 to 15 years of tech evolution. Mohamed concluded that a building’s true intelligence is limited by its physical backbone; if you don't invest in quality infrastructure now, your "smart" building will be obsolete by handover. This clip is part of a panel at PropTech Connect Middle East, the conference this February brought to you in partnership with the Dubai Land Department. At the panel titled "Building Next-Gen Smart Real Estate: Using Tech To Bring About The Future," Mohamed represented Limitless Parking. Limitless Parking is an innovative provider of smart, ticketless, and cloud-based parking management solutions. Mohamed Hediya was joined by Stephan Degenhart, Alessandro Marchesini, Matthew Marson, and Thamba Tharmalingham #PropTechConnectMiddleEast #DubaiLandDepartment #RealEstate #Proptech #ai