Infrastructure · Cabling · Fiber · Racks

The cable beneath the cloud.

Cloud voice, AI receptionists, and modern network applications all sit on top of one thing: the wire in the wall. We design and install the structured cabling, fiber, and rack infrastructure that makes the rest of it possible — built once, built right, ready for whatever's next.

Schedule a site survey → See what we install
Why structured cabling matters

Your network is only as fast as its weakest cable.

Modern offices are putting more demand on their networks than ever — voice, video, AI applications, cloud storage, IoT sensors, security cameras, wireless access points. The infrastructure underneath has to keep up.

Structured cabling represents a small portion of your overall network investment, but it can account for the majority of your network's day-to-day performance. It's also the layer that's hardest to fix later — once cable is in the wall, ripping it out and re-running is expensive. We do it right the first time, with future bandwidth in mind.

RTD has been designing and installing voice and data infrastructure for American businesses since 1998. Cat 5e, Cat 6, Cat 6A, single-mode and multi-mode fiber, server racks, patch panels, wireless backbones, low-voltage runs — all certified, labeled, documented, and delivered on schedule.

Blue Cat 6 cables terminated into a network switch — close-up of a Reliable Telephone & Data installation
Benefits of doing it right

Four reasons businesses upgrade their cabling.

Even though cabling lives behind walls and above ceilings, a well-designed install pays off every day — in uptime, in flexibility, and in how fast your IT team can solve problems when they happen.

◇

Less clutter, fewer outages

Standards-based pathways, proper bend radius, labeled runs, and dressed terminations. The network closet stops looking like spaghetti — which means fewer accidentally-unplugged cables and faster troubleshooting when something does go wrong.

⊟

Easier to manage and trace

Every drop labeled at both ends, every patch panel mapped, every run documented. When IT needs to find which cable goes to which jack, it takes seconds — not an afternoon with a tone-and-probe set.

↑

Built for what comes next

Cat 6A handles 10-gigabit ethernet at full distance — and tomorrow's PoE-hungry access points and AI cameras. Fiber backbones future-proof the riser. We design for the bandwidth you'll need in five years, not the bandwidth you barely needed five years ago.

⟶

Faster moves, adds, and changes

When you reconfigure a floor, hire new staff, or add a conference room, structured cabling means a patch-panel change — not a wall-fishing project. Less downtime, lower change cost, fewer surprises.

What we install

The full stack, from drop to backbone.

One vendor for everything from a single Cat 6 drop to a full server-room buildout. All work certified, tested, and warrantied.

Copper & ethernet

  • Category 5e cabling
  • Category 6 cabling
  • Category 6A (10-gigabit)
  • Ethernet drop installation
  • VoIP & voice cabling
  • Commercial telephone cabling
  • Patch panel termination & testing

Wireless & A/V

  • Wireless LAN (WLAN) installation
  • WiFi access point cabling
  • Audio / Visual cabling
  • Paging system cabling

Fiber-optic

  • Single-mode fiber
  • Multi-mode fiber
  • Riser & backbone runs
  • Fiber termination & splicing
  • Building-to-building runs (aerial & buried)

Server rooms & low-voltage

  • Server racks & cabinets
  • Cable management & dressing
  • Low-voltage cabling
  • Coaxial cabling
  • Cable tray & pathway design

Security & surveillance

  • IP camera installation & cabling
  • PoE camera drops
  • NVR rack installation
Where we work

Cabling for any kind of building.

Whether it's a single-suite office, a multi-story tenant fit-out, or a warehouse spanning the length of a city block — the principles are the same. The execution adapts.

◫

Single-tenant office

Standard horizontal cabling, ceiling pathway, one or two network closets. The bread-and-butter install — clean, fast, and out of the way.

▤

Multi-floor / multi-tenant

Vertical fiber backbones between floors, distributed network closets, per-suite breakouts. Built so future tenants can be lit without re-cabling the riser.

▭

Warehouse & industrial

Long horizontal runs, ruggedized pathway, wireless access points across the floor, IP cameras and scanners. Designed for the dust, the forklifts, and the distance.

▢

Retail & multi-location

Consistent install across every storefront — same cabling spec, same labeling, same closet layout. Makes IT support and rollouts dramatically faster.

☷

Schools & campuses

Classroom drops, district-wide WiFi backbones, fiber between buildings. Built to E-Rate-friendly specifications and labeled the way district IT actually wants it.

◰

Server room buildouts

New racks, structured pathway, fiber and copper backbones, environmental and power planning. Whether you're standing up a new MDF or cleaning up one that's grown sideways for ten years.

How we work

A repeatable process, every project.

From the first walk-through to the final certification report — same steps, every time. Predictable timing, predictable budget, no surprises.

What to expect when you call us

A typical cabling project, from first conversation to handoff.

1
Free on-site survey

We walk the space with you, map existing pathways and closets, identify gotchas (asbestos, low ceilings, hardened walls, conduit fill), and listen to what the network actually needs to do — today and three years from now.

2
Design & fixed-price quote

You get a drop count, a cable spec, a pathway plan, a labeling scheme, and a fixed-price quote — usually within a few business days. No vague time-and-materials estimates.

3
Scheduled install

We schedule around your business — after-hours, weekends, phased by floor or area — whatever keeps your team working. Crews show up clean, labeled, and with the right cable on the truck.

4
Certify, label, document

Every run tested with calibrated equipment. Every drop labeled at both ends. Every patch panel mapped. You get printed test results and an as-built drawing — so future IT work doesn't have to start from scratch.

5
Warranty & ongoing support

All work warrantied. When you need adds, moves, or changes — we already know the closet. One call, no learning curve.

Building, renovating, or finally fixing the mess in the closet?

A free site survey takes about an hour and gets you a fixed-price quote within a few business days. No commitment, no pressure — just an honest read on what your space actually needs.

Schedule a site survey → Call (818) 455-8300