Office Wi-Fi has matured — Wi‑Fi 6 and modern controller orchestration shrink dead zones dramatically. Wired Ethernet nonetheless wins on jitter-sensitive workloads: dense CAD workstations, VLAN-segregated finance PCs and dedicated conference room AV.
Budget reality often dictates hybrid: desks with docked laptops on wired backbone, roaming teams on segmented wireless VLANs tuned for density not raw headline speed promises.
Security lens
Wired drops aid micro-segmentation where static devices never roam. Wireless demands stronger guest isolation, WPA3-Enterprise identities and intrusion detection tuning because radio waves transcend physical walls.
Zero trust principles apply whichever medium you favour — authenticate device posture, never trust VLAN names alone.
Migration tips
Survey BEFORE rack moves; heat-map predicted capacity with actual headcount growth curves. Overspend on cabling paths while walls are opened — pulling cat6A afterward costs multiples more.
If relocating within Liverpool docks creative clusters or Baltic Triangle style buildings, landlords sometimes bundle shared fibre — scrutinise contention ratios before leaning entirely on landlords uplinks versus dedicated leased circuits.