Digital infrastructure is becoming a core leasing consideration for Class A office tenants, according to WiredScore's latest research on how connectivity is reshaping workplace demand.
The report, “Fit for lease: How digital connectivity became the new test for Class A offices,” found that 81 percent of surveyed tenants would select an office suite with installed connectivity rather than a comparable suite without it. The finding signals that occupiers increasingly regard ready-to-use digital services as part of a building's essential specification, not a later tenant improvement.
The research also found that 99 percent of respondents expect artificial intelligence to be adopted across their organizations. That expectation could intensify demand for resilient, high-capacity connectivity as companies deploy more data-intensive workplace tools.
For owners and developers, the result reinforces the value of embedding digital capability into office assets before marketing space to prospective tenants. Buildings that require occupiers to arrange and install fundamental connectivity may face a disadvantage against properties that can offer operational readiness from the outset.
John Meko of WiredScore discussed the changing office standard in a Commercial Observer interview. The report frames connectivity as an increasingly material component of office quality alongside location, design and traditional building services.
