- ISO 9001:2015 Compliance
- Standardized Labeling
- High-Grade Material
- Full System Testing & Certification
Working Hours
Sat – Wed: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday: Closed
Structured cabling in Qatar, installed to be tested rather than trusted
Structured cabling is the part of a building nobody sees and everybody depends on. When it is done properly, the network simply works for a decade. When it is done badly, the symptoms arrive later and are blamed on everything else: a switch, an access point, a camera, the internet provider. Pixels Technology installs structured cabling in Qatar for offices, warehouses, villas, schools and sites, and hands over test results rather than assurances.
What we install
- Copper cabling in Cat6 and Cat6A, shielded where the environment needs it, terminated to modules and patch panels rather than crimped into plugs at the wall.
- Fibre backbones between floors, buildings and racks, with the correct fibre type for the distance and speed, spliced and terminated properly.
- Racks and cabinets, floor standing or wall mounted, with patch panels, managed cable paths, power distribution and space to grow.
- Containment: trunking, tray and conduit, with data separated from power and with bend radius respected, because a cable crushed into a tight corner fails a test no matter how good the cable was.
- Labelling at both ends of every link, with a schedule handed over, so the next engineer is not tracing cables with a tone generator.
- Testing and certification with a proper cable tester, with results supplied per link.
Why testing is the part that matters
Any installer can make a cable that lights a link light. A certified test proves the link will carry its rated speed, over its full length, with margin. We test every link and give you the results as a document. If a link fails, it is re-terminated and re-tested before handover, not explained away. That document is also what protects you later: when a workstation misbehaves in two years, the cable is either ruled out in minutes or identified as the cause.
The data room deserves as much thought as the cable
A rack in a cupboard with no ventilation is a fault waiting for August. When we build or tidy a data room we look at cooling, power, earthing, UPS provision and physical security, along with the cable management that makes the rack workable. Patch leads are the right length, paths are organised by function, and there is room to add without rebuilding. It takes a little longer once and saves hours on every visit afterwards.
Cabling for what the building actually runs
Cabling is not only for computers. It carries IP CCTV cameras and their power, access control readers at doors, wireless access points on ceilings, IPTV to rooms, and paging equipment for sound systems. We plan the outlets around all of it, so the camera position agreed six months later is not the one position with no cable near it.
The five failures we are called in to fix
- Untested cable. Links that work at 100 megabits and fail at a gigabit, discovered when the business upgrades its switches.
- No labelling. A patch panel of identical grey leads, and an hour lost every time one port needs identifying.
- Data run with power. Cables sharing containment with mains, producing interference that appears as unexplained slowness.
- Cable pulled too hard or bent too tight. Physically damaged pairs that pass a link light and fail under load.
- No spare capacity. A building cabled exactly to the day’s requirement, so every later change means new cable.
How a project runs
Survey and drawings. We walk the floor, agree outlet positions with you, and plan routes that are practical to install and to maintain.
Proposal. Outlet count, cable type, containment, rack build, testing and certification, itemised so you can compare like with like.
Installation. Containment first, then cable pulled without stress, then termination at both ends, then the rack build.
Testing. Every link tested and recorded, faults corrected and retested.
Handover. Labelled outlets, a port schedule, test results and a rack you can actually work in.
Frequently asked questions
Cat6 or Cat6A?
Cat6 is sufficient for most offices today. Cat6A is the sensible choice for longer runs, for high-power PoE devices, and where you want the cabling to outlast several generations of equipment. We will quote both if you want to compare.
How many outlets per desk?
Two is the usual minimum, which leaves one spare for a phone, a printer or a second machine. Cabling one outlet and adding the second later costs far more than installing both at once.
Do you install fibre between buildings?
Yes, with the appropriate outdoor-rated cable, ducting and termination, including the earthing considerations that come with a link between two structures.
Can you cable while the office is occupied?
Yes. We phase the work, protect the areas we are working in, and schedule noisy or disruptive activity outside working hours when required.
Do you provide the switches as well?
We can supply and configure the active equipment, or install the passive infrastructure and work alongside your IT provider. Both arrangements are normal.
What warranty applies?
Components carry manufacturer warranty, and our installation work is warranted. The test results handed over at completion are the reference point for both.
Can you certify cabling we did not install?
Yes. Testing an inherited installation is a common first step before a company invests in new equipment, and it frequently explains problems that had been blamed on software.
How long does an office installation take?
It depends on outlet count and on how accessible the routes are. After the survey we give a schedule with phases rather than a single optimistic date.
Ask for a cabling proposal
Send us a floor plan or the number of outlets, and tell us what the building will run: computers, cameras, access control, wireless, television. We will propose cabling that serves all of it. Call 4421 2322 or 6624 0400, email info@pixelsqa.com, or use the contact page. Saturday to Thursday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Al Mirqab Mall, Block B, Second Floor, Office 205, Doha.
What a cabling project looks like in practice
An office fit-out
Two outlets per desk, additional outlets for printers and meeting rooms, ceiling outlets for wireless access points, and cabling to every camera and door reader position. Everything lands on patch panels in one rack, organised by floor and by function. The port schedule is handed over as a document, so adding a desk in a year is a ten-minute job rather than an investigation.
A warehouse
Fibre from the office to the warehouse, copper to the offices within it, and armoured or protected runs where forklifts and pallets are a genuine hazard to cable. Wireless coverage is planned around racking, because a warehouse full of stock is a very different radio environment from an empty shell.
A villa
Data outlets in the rooms that will need them, cabling for cameras at the gate and entrances, and a small wall-mounted rack in a ventilated cupboard rather than a router balanced on a shelf. Done during construction, it is inexpensive. Done afterwards, it involves chasing walls.
A site office or temporary facility
Quick to deploy, tidy, and designed to be recovered and reused when the site closes. Temporary does not have to mean untested.
Power over Ethernet changes the calculation
Modern buildings push power down the same cables that carry data: cameras, access control readers, wireless access points, IP telephones and IPTV boxes. That has three consequences worth planning for. Switches need a power budget that covers every device with headroom, not a total that assumes half of them are off. Higher-power devices generate heat in bundled cables, which is one reason Cat6A is specified for longer runs and dense bundles. And the switch itself becomes critical: if it powers the cameras and the door readers, it belongs on a UPS. We size all three at design stage rather than discovering them at commissioning.
Documentation is half of the deliverable
At handover you receive a port schedule mapping every outlet to its patch panel position, labels at both ends of every link, test results for each cable, and a rack elevation showing what is installed where. This is not paperwork for its own sake. It is what allows any competent engineer, including one who has never seen the building, to work on it safely and quickly. Installations without documentation cost their owners money for years, in small increments nobody attributes to the original contractor.
Working around a live building
Most of our cabling work happens in buildings that are occupied and cannot stop. We phase by area, protect finished surfaces, contain dust, and schedule the noisiest work outside business hours. Cable pulls that cross occupied space are planned so a corridor is not blocked during working hours. It is slower than working in an empty shell, and we plan for that honestly in the schedule rather than promising a date that assumes empty floors.
What drives the cost
Outlet count is the obvious factor, but route difficulty is often the larger one. A ceiling with accessible tiles and a clear riser is inexpensive to cable. A building with solid ceilings, no spare containment and a riser already full is not, and the difference can be several times the material cost. Cable grade matters less than most people assume: the step from Cat6 to Cat6A adds a modest amount to a project that will be in service for a decade or more. We quote the cabling, the containment, the rack build and the testing separately so you can see where the effort actually goes.
Questions worth asking any cabling contractor
- Will every link be tested, and will I receive the results?
- How will outlets be labelled, and will I get a port schedule?
- What spare capacity is included in the containment and the rack?
- How is data separated from power along the route?
- Who terminates the cable, and are the patch panels included?
- What warranty applies to the installation itself, not just the components?
If a quotation cannot answer those six questions, it is cheaper than the others for a reason.
Fibre, in plain terms
Two kinds of fibre appear in building projects, and they are not interchangeable. Multimode, usually OM3 or OM4, is used for shorter runs inside a building, typically between floors or between a comms room and a nearby rack. It is cheaper to terminate and the electronics at each end cost less. Singlemode, OS2, is used for longer distances and between buildings, and it will carry higher speeds further as equipment improves. If a link is anywhere near the limit of multimode, or if it crosses between structures, singlemode is the sensible investment because replacing installed fibre is disruptive and expensive.
Two practical points are often missed. A fibre link between two buildings needs attention to earthing and to the entry point, because a metallic element in the cable can carry problems between structures. And fibre terminations must be cleaned before they are connected: the single most common cause of a poor fibre link is a contaminated ferrule, not a faulty cable.
Labelling: the convention we use
Every outlet carries a unique identifier that appears at three places: on the faceplate, on the patch panel port and in the port schedule. The identifier says where the outlet is and which panel it terminates on, so a fault report of “the network point in meeting room two” becomes a panel port without anyone leaving their desk. Patch leads are colour-coded by function, typically one colour for data, another for voice, another for cameras and another for access control, so a glance at the rack tells an engineer what they are looking at. None of this is exotic. It is simply done consistently and written down, which is what distinguishes a professional installation a year after handover.
Moving office, or expanding one
Office moves are where cabling decisions come back to reward or punish you. If you are moving, the useful sequence is this: survey the new space before signing, because a building with no containment and a full riser will cost significantly more to cable than the rent suggests; agree desk positions early, since outlet positions are cheap to change on paper and expensive to change in concrete; cable the meeting rooms and the ceiling access point positions even if the fit-out does not use them immediately; and keep the old site cabled until the new one is tested, so the business is never dependent on an untested installation. We work to fit-out programmes regularly and will give you the honest lead time rather than the one that suits a contractor’s schedule.
What to send us for a quotation
A floor plan with the number of outlets marked, or simply the number of desks and rooms if the layout is not fixed. Tell us what else will run on the cabling: cameras, door readers, wireless access points, televisions, telephones. Tell us whether there is an existing rack and where it is. With that we can quote the cabling, the containment, the rack build and the testing, itemised, and give you a realistic schedule for an occupied building.
Do you handle the containment and builders work?
We install trunking, tray and conduit as part of the package, and we coordinate with the main contractor where core drilling or fire stopping is involved, so the cabling is not left waiting on someone else.
Can you take over an unfinished installation?
Yes. We test what exists, tell you what is usable, and complete the work to a standard that can be certified. It is a common request and there is no awkwardness in it.
A note on cheap cabling
Cabling is the easiest part of a building to underquote, because most of the cost is labour and most of the quality is invisible once the ceiling is closed. A quotation that is substantially lower than the others has usually saved money in one of four places: untested links, cheaper cable than specified, no labelling or documentation, or no containment. All four are invisible on handover day and expensive for years afterwards. Ask any contractor, including us, to state explicitly which of those four is included, and compare the quotations on that basis rather than on the total alone.