Construction sites are more than just workers showing up, putting in a full eight hours with their tools, and clocking out at the end of the day. They’re an entire company scattered around an empty lot, doing business in trailers and via mobile phones and tablets. An entire infrastructure is created to connect office equipment – including… Read more…
During the pandemic, the FCC made $7.2 billion dollars available to fund off-campus broadband applications through the Emergency Connectivity Fund. After a second and third round of funding, the FCC announced on July 27th, 2022 that they would make an additional $77 million available to address the “homework gap” in remote learning. Read more…
On a daily basis, most of us don’t give much thought to how our utilities are managed and operated. And why would we? Everyday oil and natural gas companies manage their operations – from exploration and production to actual service provisioning – seamlessly. But that seamless operation and service isn’t always easy to achieve… Read more…
Many businesses are eager to get their hands on 5G broadband. And why shouldn’t they be? 5G will bring increased bandwidth and speeds that will help businesses grow their bottom line. With up to 100x the speed of 4G LTE, 5G promises to be nothing short of a revolution for many businesses and industry verticals… Read more…
Enterprises across various public and private industries are utilizing a myriad of security and mass notification systems to keep their people and facilities safe and secure. Unfortunately, many of these systems have been configured to depend upon T1 hardline connections to properly function — leaving their organization exposed should that connection fail… Read more…
With much higher bandwidth than older wireless technologies, 5G will supercharge organizations’ ability to transmit and process data. Embracing 5G internet will provide enormous benefits for enterprise networking. As more businesses and organizations adopt this technology, their productivity will increase. The future of a more operationally sophisticated… Read more…
When Pierce Transit, a public transport operator in Pierce County near Seattle, wanted to replace their land-based radios, their IT team realized that in-vehicle cellular broadband was the next logical step. Serving 292 square miles, Pierce Transit required reliable connections for their CAD and AVL systems, DVRs for on-board cameras, and… Read more…
Next-gen firewalls move beyond the traditional layer-3 firewall that blocks traffic based solely on IP address. NGFWs include added security features such as content and device filtering, application-based rules, packet inspection, and intrusion detection and protection systems (IPS/IDS). These characteristics analyze and… Read more…
SIM management services offer technological controls (buttons, levers, and knobs) that allow you to control SIM card access on your network. These applications, called a Connectivity Management Platform (CMP), empower users to monitor, analyze, provision, and modify cellular deployments by… Read more…
Instant oil change franchises and automotive repair centers are big business in the U.S.A., with some chains having over 200 locations across multiple states. Most of these stores provide services like 15-minute oil changes, air filter replacements, tire repairs, and more. Many also utilize technologies that require always-on connectivity — including… Read more
