Layer 7 IT Solutions

Structured Cabling

From site survey, design, project management, installation, testing and certification, Layer 7 provide a complete solution to structured cabling. Our installations range from a single additional data point to complete flood wiring totaling hundreds of data points.  We can provide the following industry standard copper cabling,

  • CAT5e – designed for data networks to support high-speed data transmission up to 1000Mbps (1 Gigabit per second), operating up to 100MHz.
  • CAT6/6a – next generation data communication networks supporting data transmission speeds up to 10,000Mbps (10 Gigabits per second), operating up to 250MHz.

Fibre optic cabling provides the most secure data communication of any carrying medium to date.  Most commonly used between buildings and comms cabinets to provide a gigabit backbone many businesses are now realising the benefits of fibre-to-the-desk.  Layer 7 manage the routing, laying, termination and testing of all fibre optic cables.  We design, install and manage fibre solutions for,

  • Fibre-to-the-desk
  • Backbones
  • Inter-building connections

Wireless

We provide wireless solutions from single access points to site wide blanket coverage.   Specialising in Cisco and Trapeze WLAN products enables Layer 7 to deploy fast, secure, reliable and managed wireless infrastructure to our clients 100% of the time.

Assessment of your business requirements enables us to design and select the most appropriate wireless hardware from our comprehensive range of next generation wireless switches and access points. All Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) deployed and/or managed by Layer 7 are penetration tested as part of the commissioning process. Layer 7 WANs are capable of supporting 802.11a/b/g/n and 802.11x standards.  Our wireless expertise include,

  • Wireless Guest Hotspot
  • Wireless Intrusion Detection / Prevention Systems
  • Wireless Bridge Links
  • Wireless Extensions

Broadband, MPLS

Partnering with one of the UKs leading business Internet Service Provider (ISP), Layer 7 can provide you with high quality, affordable broadband with fast download speeds of up to 8Mbps or up to 20Mbps dependant upon business location and line conditions. For larger organisations we can provide next generation business class connectivity based on Ethernet leased lines which offer speeds from 1Mbps up to 1Gbps.