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
The FCC announced a third application window in the Emergency Connectivity Fund to help schools and libraries in the upcoming school year. The third application window will open on April 28 and close on May 13. This short time frame to apply drives the need for school IT administrators to move quickly in order for their districts to take advantage… Learn more…
As time marches on, hospitals and emergency medical centers are relying more and more on smart devices to deliver excellent patient care. Collecting patient information on paper forms is quickly becoming an outdated practice as is placing computer stations within all hospital rooms to pull up and log patient data. Today, both… Read more…
Companies specializing in warehousing and logistics house and transport tens of millions of dollars worth of inventory ever year. Depending upon the types of inventory they store and ship, it can be necessary to track the location of individual items, pallets of items, and the vehicles and equipment used throughout… Read more…
Cradlepoint regularly updates their cloud management software, constantly improving its’ functionality. This article describes the changes made to NetCloud Manager (NCM) versions from the beginning of 2021 up until today. For release notes prior to 2021, please see… Read more…
Mia Silva is the Public Safety Director for a large municipality along the southeastern coast of the USA. When disasters strike, it falls to her to coordinate emergency relief efforts across all the departments under her supervision. One year, after a hurricane made landfall, power lines and broadband communications went down across…Read more…
Today, USAT announced that it has achieved 5G for Enterprise Branch Specialization from Cradlepoint, the global leader in cloud-delivered LTE and 5G wireless network edge solutions. The 5G for Enterprise Branch Specialization identifies and recognizes partner organizations that are leaders in positioning and selling… Learn more…
