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Success
Everything from a Single Source
for the Mall of Switzerland
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The largest shopping mall in Central Switzerland is due to be opened in Ebikon near
Lucerne in November 2017. A thrilling attraction – for the project partners during
construction as well as the future visitors. R&M was one of those project partners and
supplied everything from a single source.
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Mall of Switzerland: The name says it all. And
indeed the shopping mall and leisure center
with a usable area of 65,000 m 2 in Ebikon
near Lucerne is an outstanding project for
the whole of Switzerland. Its trademark: a
facade like a soft, translucent flowing skin
that arouses the emotions. It is scheduled to
be opened in November 2017.
f.l.t.r.:
Andreas Spörli, Project Lead at Swisspro AG;
Roland Bachmann, Project Lead at GC Halter
AG; Thomas De Steffani, R&M Switzerland
The investors are aiming to create a unique
destination featuring, as it does, a combination
of shopping, gastronomy, entertainment,
wellness and living. They are expecting to attract
people from all over the region as well as
tourists. Attractions such as the surfing wave
simulator and the multiplex movie theater
with twelve auditoriums and the largest
IMAX screen in Switzerland are likely to turn
a visit into an unforgettable experience.
When renting out the approximately 150
business premises, the operators are setting
store by local retailers, regional products and
Swiss brands. The venture will be creating
around 1,000 jobs. There is a freeway junction
close by so that visitors and employees
enjoy direct access.
Copper + FO = new options
Providing the building complex with a strong
communication infrastructure was a challenge.
Expansive areas had to be networked.
The plan was for all tenants and visitors
to enjoy optimal conditions. For example,
the mall offers a full-coverage high-speed
WLAN, digital payment systems and video
surveillance.
A further goal of planning was to supply
end devices with Power over Ethernet as a
standard – which required copper cabling.
«The structured building cabling was originally
supposed to be based entirely on copper,» remembers
Roland Bachmann, electro project
lead at total contractor Halter AG.
Over the course of the project, however,
totally new possibilities arose. Thanks to a
Swisscom initiative, fiber-optic cabling inside
the building also became an option. It was
when Swisscom teamed up with R&M on
product development that the breakthrough
came. For more details, refer to the article
on the following pages. The change of plan
meant that the project partners had to
demonstrate their flexibility and extended expertise
– something they mastered superbly.
The R&M solution
– Structured building cabling with
R&Mfreenet
– 200 km copper cable Cat. 7 A
, AWG 22,
shielded (S/FTP)
– 35 19” racks
– 2,500 R&M modules Cat. 6 A
EL shielded
– 1,500 patch cords
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