It’s no surprise that since the inception of the electrical grid in the late 1880’s technology has advanced. Initially distribution systems were designed to support unidirectional power flows from large, centralized generation points as it was dispersed geographically. By the 1960’s… Read more…
Mobile Clinics Improve Rural Health
When it comes to healthcare, time is of the essence. Routine care, such as annual physicals, dental exams, or same-day sick appointments, should always happen as quickly and with as much accuracy as possible. Unfortunately, getting most Americans to attend their routine appointments can be a hassle, but when individuals must… Read more…
FirstNet Ensures Reliable School Communications
The safety and security of students is of the utmost importance to parents, educators, and administrators – but oftentimes the gaps in safety protocol aren’t apparent until there’s an actual emergency taking place. Whether it’s ensuring seamless, reliable connectivity during emergency… Read more…
rCell 100 Series Powers SCADA Innovation
When an Illinois-based electrical design and construction organization that provides industrial automation and SCADA services to its customers decided to upgrade its existing SMS-only remote monitoring stations, it needed to ensure its new solution could handle anything, anywhere. They also wanted to incorporate… Read more…
Reliable Connectivity for Solar Applications
Utility companies need solar energy generation information to confirm the amount of energy sold back to them, ensuring that they receive a healthy ROI. Energy service providers also need to deliver data to homeowners that confirms that solar energy is worth the investment… Read more…
Evaluating Your POTS Replacement Needs
For over 100 years – from 1876 to 1988 – copper wires and analog technology were the standard method of telephone communications worldwide. In 1988 the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) was introduced, followed by cellular telephones and then VoIP. Today, some of those original analog services… Read more…
Cellular Networking for Schools
Only 47% of school districts nationwide are meeting the FCC’s recommendation of 1 Mbps per student for broadband speeds. Slow Internet speeds in the classroom jeopardize our students’ ability to learn, furthering the widening gap in educational inequities. For students today, internet access is as important as… Read more…
Cradlepoint Security Bulletin Notice – 2022-001
Cradlepoint is aware of the potential for information not intended to be included in activity logs or to have been written to the logs on Cradlepoint routers running NCOS 7.21.40. or newer operating systems prior to October 21, 2022. or newer operating systems prior to October 21, 2022. Read more…
NetCloud Release Notes 2022
This article describes the changes made to NetCloud Manager (NCM) versions from the start of the year 2022 to the present. NetCloud Perimeter (NCP) will be deprecated from NetCloud subscriptions and plans on June 30, 2023. NCP features and networks will continue to be available with current licensing until the deprecation date. Read more…
LoRaWan® Solutions for Digital Signage
In the past, large hospitals, hotels, office buildings, and educational campuses would mount physical signs on doors that listed room numbers, staff names, class schedules, and more. Anytime a class schedule changed or an employee turned over, someone would have to manually visit the effected offices and classrooms to replace the content of each sign by hand… Read more…