CASE study KRONE (Australia) Holdings Pty Limited 2 Hereford Street Berkeley Vale NSW 2261 PO Box 335 Wyong NSW 2259 Phone: 02 4389 5000 Fax: 02 4388 4499 Tech Support: 1800 801 298 Email: kronehlp@krone.com.au Web: krone.com.au Job No 6205 06/04 NEW NETWORK KICKS A GOAL FOR CLUB MARCONI KRONE cable upgrade connects Australia’s most cosmopolitan club community. Club Marconi was established in 1958 in the Sydney suburb of Bossley Park, near Fairfield. Contrary to its origin of simply serving an Italian community, the Club Marconi of 2004 provides sporting, entertainment, educational and social facilities for a whole community of varying cultures and origins. Located on 31 acres of parkland and playing fields, Club Marconi is considered to be the most cosmopolitan club in Australia. It has over 23,000 members representing 18 nationalities and over 24 different languages plus a team of 430 staff. Club Marconi had long outgrown its existing structured cabling system and in an effort to keep up with the needs of both club and community, it became apparent that an upgrade would be required. On initial investigation it was discovered that the Club had no real structured wiring solution, more a hash of different cabling products that had been installed over a long period of time. This existing system had not been supported in anyway and was frequently running parallel with power cables. According to HHDI, the Club’s IT consultants, this previous method of installation was not only messy, but was responsible for poor network performance and a system experiencing continual problems. As a result, Club Marconi commissioned KRONE endorsed installer, The Faraday Group, to design and implement a structured cabling system that would suit both their current and future needs. Club Marconi’s new system would need to be future proof, flexible to change and cost effective. Faraday detailed a KRONE PremisNET ® Category 5 cabling solution for Club Marconi, comprising HIGHWAY patch panels, patch cord minders, HIGHWAY SMK2 surface mounted outlets and PremisNET Category 5 cable. Faraday chose the KRONE solution predominantly based on ease of installation, Chris Carman, Faraday’s Project Manager commented “We have used other brands of UTP cable, patch panels and outlets before but have always found KRONE Category 5 and Category 6 components to be the most user-friendly.” Mr Carman also commented that KRONE’s reputation as a reliable supplier of structured wiring components proved an important factor when pitching the solution to Club Marconi management. Led by Faraday’s Project Manager, Chris Carman, the installation was carried out in collaboration with HHDI. With over eight years experience in the telecommunications industry, Kris Vant, was chosen by Faraday to oversee the installation on site as Project Engineer. The installation comprised of many intricate networks all running across the same structured wiring system. Due to distance limitations, a solution of four individual cabinet locations was devised in the main club area. The total installation encompassed approximately 500 Category 5 outlets spread over three separate buildings including the main club area, stadium and preschool. As well as fibre optic backbone connections and multi-core Category 3 link cables between the main communications room and the three sub cabinets within the club area and the cabinets located within the stadium, media box and preschool. On completion, Club Marconi commented on the high- level of commitment shown by KRONE. In particular KRONE’s 15-year guarantee and the support provided during the planning and installation stages. Marconi’s social and soccer clubs are now experiencing the benefits of the new KRONE cabling infrastructure. The system is responsible for supplying both voice and network applications to administration, reception, ATMs, bars, social rooms, soccer administration, bocce courts, tennis courts, preschool, the stadium’s press areas and corporate boxes. . 06/04 NEW NETWORK KICKS A GOAL FOR CLUB MARCONI KRONE cable upgrade connects Australia’s most cosmopolitan club community. Club Marconi was established in 1958. and preschool. On completion, Club Marconi commented on the high- level of commitment shown by KRONE. In particular KRONE’s 15-year guarantee and the support