Structured Cabling & Network Cabling on the South Shore and Boston
Power Up Boston is a structured cabling and low voltage cabling contractor for the South Shore, Plymouth, and Boston: Cat6 and Cat6a copper, single-mode and multi-mode fiber, patch panels and racks, wireless access point drops, and camera and access-control cable for offices, warehouses, retail spaces, medical practices, schools, and multi-building sites, all tested, labeled, and documented. Clean cabling is the part of the network nobody sees and everybody depends on.
We have been pulling cable for South Shore businesses since 2009, and because we also run the networks that plug into it, we install it the way we would want to maintain it.
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Who this is for
Cabling projects usually start with one of these situations:
- You are building out or renovating a space and the general contractor needs low-voltage drawings and a cabling sub who shows up when the walls are open.
- The office has grown desk by desk and the network closet is a tangle of unlabeled patch cords, consumer switches, and cable draped across the ceiling tiles.
- Wi-Fi is doing the job of wired connections and everyone blames 'the internet' for what is really a coverage and cabling problem.
- You need cable for new security cameras, door readers, wireless access points, or a phone system, and the vendor for those systems does not run cable.
- Two buildings, a warehouse and an office, or floors that were never connected need fiber between them.
- The landlord or building inspector requires plenum-rated cable, fire-stopping, and a tidy closet, and the previous install had none of it.
What's included
Every job gets the same standard whether it is ten drops in a dental office or three hundred in a distribution center.
Design and drop planning
We walk the space (or work from the architect's plans), count and locate every data drop, camera, access point, and reader, decide closet and rack placement, and plan pathways that respect fire codes and future growth.
Cat6 and Cat6a copper
Cat6 for typical office drops, Cat6a where 10-gigabit or long PoE runs are likely (access points, cameras, high-traffic areas). Plenum-rated jacket where the ceiling is an air return. Cat5e repairs and extensions when an older install is worth keeping.
Fiber optic backbone
Single-mode and multi-mode fiber between buildings, floors, or closets, terminated and tested with results documented. Fiber is also how we handle runs that exceed copper distance or cross electrical noise.
Racks, patch panels, and closet buildouts
Wall-mount or floor racks, punched-down patch panels, horizontal cable management, and a clean layout so the switch, firewall, camera recorder, and phone equipment each have a home and a label.
Wireless access point cabling and mounting
Drops placed where a wireless survey says the access points should go, not where the old ones happened to be, with ceiling mounts and PoE back to the closet.
Camera, access control, and AV cable
Cat6 to every camera and door controller, conduit and weather-rated boxes outdoors, and low-voltage runs for displays and speakers, so those systems are installed on proper infrastructure. See our security camera and access control services.
Testing and certification
Every copper run is tested for wire map, length, and performance to category standard; every fiber strand is tested for loss. You receive the results, not a verbal 'it works.'
Labeling and as-built documentation
Both ends of every cable labeled to a scheme that matches the patch panel and a floor plan, so the next technician (ours or anyone else's) can find drop 42 in thirty seconds.
Cleanup and removal of abandoned cable
Old, dead cable is removed where code requires it and where it makes the closet manageable. We leave the space cleaner than we found it.
At a glance
- Cat5e, Cat6 & Cat6a copper cabling
- Single-mode & multi-mode fiber optic
- Server room & network closet buildouts
- Cable management & labeling
- Network testing & certification
- Wireless access point installation
- Rack & patch panel installation
- As-built documentation
How it works
- 1
Quick call
New build, renovation, or existing space; rough drop count; whether cameras, access points, or fiber are part of it; and the timeline you are working against.
- 2
Free site walk
We look at ceiling and wall construction, pathways, the closet, power, and existing cable, and confirm counts and locations with you or your contractor.
- 3
Itemized proposal
Drop count by type, fiber runs, rack and panel hardware, materials, labor, and testing are listed separately. Options such as extra drops per desk or Cat6a upgrades are priced so you can choose.
- 4
Installation
Scheduled around construction phases or your business hours. Pathways, pulls, terminations, and rack work are done to the plan; changes are agreed before they happen.
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Test, label, document, hand off
You get test results, the labeled closet, and as-built drawings. If we are also installing the network gear, cameras, or Wi-Fi, that work follows immediately on the finished cabling.
Why a local Plymouth cabling contractor
Power Up Boston has been based at 24 Samoset St in Plymouth, MA since 2009. In 17+ years we have worked with 1,622+ businesses across 68 communities on the South Shore, Cape Cod, and Greater Boston, and we hold a 4.9/5 rating from 129 Google reviews (as of October 2026). Call (508) 617-1310 and a person picks up.
Cabling is coordinated work. It has to happen when the ceiling is open, when the electrician is done, when the landlord can give access. Being based in Plymouth means we can be on site for those windows across the South Shore, Cape Cod, and Greater Boston without a travel surcharge or a two-week lead time.
And because the same team designs networks, installs cameras and access control, and supports the business afterward, the cabling is planned for what will actually plug into it.
Network cabling across the South Shore
Most of our cabling work is on the South Shore, an easy drive from the Plymouth office: clinics, dental practices, and food-processing and distribution buildings in Brockton; offices around the Route 3 and I-93 interchange and the South Shore Plaza corridor in Braintree; Derby Street, the Shipyard, and Route 3A in Hingham; Route 18, Union Point, and the Route 3 business parks in Weymouth; the Route 3 industrial parks and Route 3A shopping district in Kingston; dental and medical practices, private schools, and marine operations in Duxbury; and the seafood processors, hospital campuses, and industrial parks of New Bedford. The town links below go to each area's service page.
The South Shore mix is varied, so the work is too: a dental office needs a dozen Cat6 drops and a tidy closet; a distribution center needs hundreds of drops, Cat6a to the access points and cameras over the racking, and fiber between the office mezzanine and the warehouse floor; a multi-tenant mill building needs fiber risers and a clean demarc on every floor. Closer to home, the same crew handles Cat6 cabling for the marine businesses and medical offices in Scituate, the Route 53 and Route 3 office parks in Hanover and Norwell, the Route 139 corridor and waterfront businesses in Marshfield, and the Route 3 industrial parks in Kingston. The site walk tells us which one you are, and the proposal is itemized so you can see every drop.
Commercial cabling in Plymouth
Commercial cabling in Plymouth, MA is the work we can get to fastest, because our office is on Samoset St. Network cabling in Plymouth runs the range of the town's business base: offices and light-industrial buildings in North Plymouth and along the Route 3 corridor, the waterfront restaurants and shops in Plymouth Center, medical and dental practices, the retail plazas in West Plymouth, businesses in The Pinehills, Manomet, and Cedarville, marinas and marine services, and the schools, churches, and town facilities that need camera and access point drops as much as desk drops. A typical Plymouth job is a tenant fit-out or a renovation where we act as the low-voltage sub, but we also do plenty of ten-drop jobs in a finished office where the only thing that changes is that Wi-Fi stops being the excuse.
Fiber optic installation is part of the same service: single-mode fiber between buildings on a campus or across a parking lot, multi-mode between floors or closets in a larger building, and fiber for the camera or access point run that is simply too far for copper, all terminated and loss-tested with results handed over. If the job also needs the switches, Wi-Fi, cameras, or door readers that plug into the cabling, the same team installs those next, so there is one contractor responsible from the patch panel to the desktop.
Cabling for Boston offices
We run structured cabling for Boston offices as well, usually alongside a tenant fit-out or a move: Cat6 and Cat6a to every desk and conference room, 10-gigabit runs between the closet and the server rack, wireless access point drops planned from a survey, and fiber between floors or buildings where copper distance or electrical noise rules it out. Every run is tested to category standard, labeled at both ends, and handed over with as-built documentation, so the next person in the closet can work from the drawings rather than tracing cable.
Boston-area businesses that want one team for the cabling and the network it carries can pair this with our managed IT services for Boston and the South Shore (linked below): we design the network, pull the cable, install the switches, firewall, and Wi-Fi, and support it afterward.
How cabling pricing works
Structured cabling is priced per drop plus materials, with adjustments for construction type (open ceiling versus hard-lid, drywall versus block), run length, plenum requirements, and fiber terminations. A site walk gives us what we need to quote accurately; the proposal breaks out drops, fiber, hardware, and labor so you can compare it line by line with any other bid.
Working with general contractors and electricians
We regularly act as the low-voltage subcontractor on tenant fit-outs and renovations across the South Shore. We provide drop schedules and closet layouts for the drawings, coordinate pathways with the electrical contractor, and schedule pulls to the construction phases so the data side is never the reason a certificate of occupancy waits.
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Frequently asked questions
Cat6 or Cat6a?
Cat6 handles gigabit comfortably and is the right choice for most office desk drops. Cat6a supports 10-gigabit at full distance and carries higher-power PoE with less heat, so we recommend it for wireless access points, cameras, and any run you expect to keep for fifteen years. We often mix both in one building.
Do you certify and label every run?
Every run. Copper is tested for wire map, length, and performance to category standard, fiber is tested for loss, and both ends of every cable are labeled to match the patch panel and a floor plan. You receive the test results and the as-built documentation with the finished job.
Can you pull cable for cameras and Wi-Fi access points too?
Yes, and it is a large share of what we do. Cat6 or Cat6a to every camera and door controller, conduit and weather-rated boxes outdoors, and access point drops placed where a wireless survey says they belong, with PoE back to the closet. If we are also installing the cameras, access control, or Wi-Fi, that work follows straight on from the cabling.
Do you work with electricians and general contractors on new builds?
Regularly. We act as the low-voltage subcontractor on tenant fit-outs, renovations, and new construction: we supply drop schedules and closet layouts for the drawings, coordinate pathways with the electrical contractor, and schedule pulls to the construction phases so the data side never holds up the certificate of occupancy.
Do you install fiber between buildings?
Yes. Single-mode fiber is the standard for building-to-building and long-distance runs; multi-mode for shorter in-building backbones. We handle pathway, pulling, termination, and loss testing.
Can you run cable in a finished office without tearing up the walls?
Usually. Drop ceilings, existing conduit, surface raceway, and careful fishing get most drops in with minimal disruption. During the site walk we tell you exactly where patching or raceway will be needed.
Can you also install the switches, Wi-Fi, and cameras?
Yes, and most clients prefer it. We design the network, install and configure the equipment, and support it afterward, so there is one company responsible for the whole system.
How far ahead do we need to schedule?
Small jobs can often be scheduled within a couple of weeks; construction projects are scheduled to the contractor's phases. Call early in a build-out so the drop plan makes it onto the drawings.
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