{"id":1004122155,"date":"2015-06-29T06:17:29","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T14:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004122155"},"modified":"2020-04-22T23:53:21","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T07:53:21","slug":"office-workers-rank-internet-more-important-than-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/office-workers-rank-internet-more-important-than-location\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the Internet More Important Than Office Location?"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Scott Baltic, Contributing Editor\"Office<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

An overwhelming majority of office workers rank reliable internet connectivity as the most important factor in selecting office space, according to a survey released on Friday.<\/p>\n

The same survey, however, found that those who select office space, though they too consider connectivity more important than transportation, leasing options, management, amenities, views and environmental sustainability, do not place quite the same importance on internet access. Fully 78 percent of office workers ranked access to reliable internet connection as \u201ccritical\u201d in choosing office space, versus 31 percent of office location decision-makers.<\/p>\n

The survey of nearly 450 participants, comprising office workers and corporate real estate decision-makers, was conducted by WiredScore, of New York. WiredScore<\/a> offers building owners, asset managers and leasing brokers a system that allows buildings to be impartially rated for internet connectivity, with ratings of Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum.<\/p>\n

The company noted that internet connectivity affects multiple functions in many offices, including e-mail, VoIP, big data, the cloud and SaaS tools.<\/p>\n

Other survey results included:<\/strong><\/p>\n