As the community of Carrollsburg
Condominiums own the access to and the multiple types of wiring infrastructure
already in place, it makes sense that instead of hiring a 3rd party company to
offer campus wide Internet that they consider creating a division of their
association to manage the Telecommunications infrastructure, including any
upgrades that may be necessary and to offer owners and tenants Internet access
on the wiring infrastructure. Once
established, a team of technicians, employed by the Board of Carrollsburg Condominiums could install, troubleshoot
and offer repair services rather than contracting with an outside organization
and in the end would retain a greater share of the revenue generated.
As the prevalence of Internet technologies becomes
more readily available and required for most people’s daily use, the idea of
always on Internet at home becomes an issue. This is more a topic at
multi-family residences, such as apartment, condominium, and co-operative
buildings to offer the flexibility and comfort of working and relaxing at home.
Areas of concern are available bandwidth which may be limited by the facility’s
current infrastructure or owners, or tenants do not need gigabit speed internet
and thereby the association could become their own ISP and resell the service.
Difference between MB and GB
In daily life, both megabytes
and gigabytes are commonly used to define the size of songs, images, and
games. If we have a mobile phone or a device, we probably know how many
megabytes a game is when we download it or how many gigabytes a video is when
we purchase it to download. The various bits, characters, or blocks in computer
and telecommunications systems determine the data transfer rate. These transfer
rates are measured in bits per second or bytes per second.
The gigabyte (GB) is one of the most
popular daily data measurements. Measurements are usually rounded off. A megabyte
(MB) is claimed to be a thousand kilobytes, but it is actually 1,024
kilobytes (KB), and a gigabyte (GB) is also 1,024 megabytes (MB).
In this article, we will discuss the
difference between the MB (Megabyte) and Gb (Gigabyte). But before discussing
the differences, we will know about the Megabyte (MB) and gigabyte (GB). The International System of Units
(SI) suggests defining one million bytes in terms of CPU clock speed,
networking contexts, performance measurement, and hard drives and flash
storage. It expresses file sizes in decimal units. For example, Microsoft
Windows uses the definition 1,048,576 bytes in the show of
drive capacity and file size. In contrast, the 1,024,000 bytes
concept is used in 3.5-inch HD floppy disks. The binary mega
prefix has a size of 1,048,576 bits or 1,024 Kb. The difference between SI and binary is
approximately 4.86%.
A gigabyte (GB) is a digital device or media storage data measurement unit. A gigabyte (GB) is a collection of byte units used for digital information storage. It is also used to refer to a gigabyte (1,073,741,824 bytes). One gigabyte (GB) is equal to 1,024 megabytes (MB) in the computer system.
A gigabyte is one billion bytes in terms of disk storage and data transmission numbers in telecommunications. While most hard drive sizes are now measured in gigabytes, manufacturers continue to utilize distinct interpretations, which can be confusing.
Gigabytes, which are sometimes abbreviated as "gigs", are commonly used to measure the capacity of storage devices. For example, a standard DVD drive can hold 4.7 GBs of data. Terabytes are storage devices that hold 1,000 GB of data.
Here, we will discuss the main differences between the MB (Megabyte) and GB (Gigabyte). There are various differences between MB and GB.
Megabytes and gigabytes are magnitudes of bytes, similar to the kilobyte. The gigabyte (GB) is greater than the megabyte (MB). For example, when a user buys a system with 500 GB of storage, we're getting a computer that can hold roughly 500 billion bytes of data. A typical MP3 file can be up to 5 MB in size or about 5 million bytes. A megabyte has a numerical value of 2^20 (1,048,576), and a gigabyte has a numerical value of 2^30 (1,073,741,824).
A November 2019 study conducted by the National Multi-Family Housing Council took a look at what people were searching for when they shopped for an apartment rental. Out of the top four trends, three of them pointed toward internet features. This study revealed that families are wanting certain amenities from apartment owners nationwide. And it appears that if these amenities are not provided as part of the basic package, they are willing to take their business elsewhere.
For a community to keep up with the trends of this new generation, they need to take sincere consideration at upgrading their buildings to include internet features to attract this new generation of renters. Like internet access everywhere they go!
The National Multi-Family Housing Council found that high-speed internet access is a top priority for renters. 92% of residents expressed interest in high-speed internet, while 48% would not rent without it. 64% of all tenants are using streaming services which require reliable internet service, making community Wi-Fi the most important amenity for all residents. Residents want to have access to Wi-Fi while they are taking in those views, laying by the pool, working out, working from home, streaming their favorite game, or series, and they want to have it ready the day they move in.
Author’s Final Notes
Whether your use of the internet is just to read
email, look for dinner, a movie to watch or plan your next business or pleasure
trip the bandwidth available for use is a concern along with the type and
number of devices. Your building’s infrastructure may not be up to the
specifications necessary to support current and emerging / future technological
advancements. And not to forget, the number of units accessing the internet
services (TV / Streaming, Email, Surfing, Telephone, Security) at the same time
may also affect the available bandwidth depending on the type of Internet
service brought to your building, such as Fixed Wireless. A multi-family
collection of units would be best served by selecting a vendor, even if they
become the vendor who would be able to upgrade the complex’s telecommunication
infrastructure to not only manage today’s available technologies, but also to
ensure it has the capacity for future expansion and modern technologies.
Links for more information:
https://www.allconnect.com/blog/can-you-become-your-own-isp
https://www.wikihow.com/Become-an-Internet-Provider
https://mhtlighting.com/advantages-of-living-in-a-power-over-ethernet-poe-building/
https://inbuildingtech.com/network-infrastructure/poe-power-over-ethernet/