Thus, it’s critical to plan and budget the IT infrastructure at the project’s conception.

Parking owners love the idea of high-tech solutions, but worry whether they’ll end up saddled with outdated legacy systems that will be costly to change.

While the technology end-point device may have a lifespan of five years, the IT network should last 15 to 20 years. Once a garage is constructed, it is difficult, unattractive, and inefficient to add new infrastructure each time an additional technology system is added. They’re typically built of concrete and designed to last for decades. Parking structures represent huge capital investments for owners. A fully integrated parking experience might allow users to reserve a parking spot on a mobile phone app, drive into the garage without having to stop for a ticket, be guided to their parking location, check flight information, and pay automatically without any human interaction. The more integrated they are, the greater the value they provide to garage operators and users.

The key to successful implementation of all these smart systems is connectivity via wired and wireless networks.

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