For years, offices have built upthe broadband infrastructure to meet the high-speed computing needsof corporations. Then in mid-March, everything changed.
Those office workers suddenlystarted logging on at home, and the connectivity demands wereturned upside down. DWS Group wrote in its paper on ESG investingin real estate in a post-COVID world that the crisis "has alsoshifted much of work and school life to an onlineworld."
"To account for more virtualconnectivity going forward, we believe there will be a need todesign in more capacity in building digital infrastructure," saysJessica Elengical, head of ESG Strategy, Alternatives at DWS. "Withmany offices standing empty for the foreseeable future, thetechnological channels have been diverted into ourhomes."
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Leslie Shaver
Les Shaver has been covering commercial and residential real estate for almost 20 years. His work has appeared in Multifamily Executive, Builder, units, Arlington Magazine in addition to GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum.
