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Having an expansive community WiFi network is about more than letting your subscribers surf the web or play with apps while out and about in town. Done right, it’s a strategic move than can bring savings and create more revenue. If you have a cellular offering, what if some of that cellular traffic could be offloaded to your network when subscribers are within range? What about dedicated networks across town for education, first responders, city workers, or folks that are mobile when they work like plumbers and electricians? We know WiFi takes up 2/3 of internet traffic. People prefer it over cellular when they have a choice (see Michael Weening’s post in the comments). There’s an opportunity for broadband providers to capitalize on that and cement yourself as a pillar of your communities with great community WiFi. #broadband #fiber #sethtalls

In honor of #NationalSafetyMonth, MetTel reminds businesses to be prepared for any emergency. As traditional phone lines (POTS) are being retired, many critical systems, like red phones and blue light phones, are at risk of disruption. Recently, we helped a leading university address this issue. Their blue light phones, vital student safety lines, were at risk due to POTS retirement. We conducted a 60-day proof of concept including testing elevator lines which are essential to safety. As part of this exercise, we uncovered spam calls going through the elevator lines. Imagine being stuck in an elevator with a ringing phone! We developed and implemented a unique spam blocker feature to address this specific concern. Our technology is fully compatible with legacy equipment, ensuring a smooth transition without compromising the functionality of your red phones, blue light phones, or other vital systems. Stay safe and be prepared. Check out our datasheet on MetTel’s emergency communication systems. #EmergencyPreparedness #PublicSafety #MetTel https://hubs.la/Q02zQ_4W0

I was looking through some pictures and came across this picture from 12/1/2020 at 4:43AM. One of our clients, a school in Queens, NY, had a #network that was hard down. Thanks to our network monitoring, I caught the alert before the school opened and drove out there. One of their cables serving the primary internet failed, and the back up internet’s billing was past due. It happens. This is why your internet should always be on autopay 😀. We got them back up and running in an hour after calling Spectrum. To walk into your office and realize your network is down, can screw up your whole day. That amount of downtime can cause the average company to lose thousands to millions of dollars. We live in a world where we are so dependent on technology. Cutting corners isn’t possible anymore when it comes to IT! Having the right IT partner is critical to your success and growth. We navigate the complexities of technology so you can focus on what you do best. We are large enough to support you, and small enough to care!! If you’re unhappy with your current IT provider, we should talk! 😎 #notyourtypicalITguy #getsmartIT #wemakeIThappen #wejustgetIT smartIT LLC

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Signs of the Affordable Connectivity Program’s end are becoming increasingly apparent, causing advocates to worry that the deep division of digital access for K-12 students will be exacerbated. In fact, 3.1 million families of students who receive free or reduced-price school meals have benefited from the FCC program. The federal program provided a $30 monthly discount to eligible households to pay for broadband. Those living on qualifying tribal lands received $75 per month for these services. Households also got a discount of up to $100 to buy a laptop, desktop computer or tablet. How can school and district leaders keep students connected to home internet services as they brace for the Affordable Connectivity Program's wind-down? #edchat #affordableconnectivityprogram #homeworkgap

If your child is required to have their own device at school this year, it’s likely that they will be spending more time online so how do you keep them safe? While you can’t realistically monitor or control access to everything on the Internet at all times, you CAN control your home (or business) Internet connection usage to the level of individual devices and people profiles, logging and optionally restricting certain services and sites, controlling times of use and more. We can recommend and install equipment which protects every device on your network, enhances your wi-fi coverage and provides comprehensive parental controls across all devices. Talk to us now about how we can assist with cost effective solutions to not only meet your requirements, but keep your kids safe online as well. ☎️ 0800 683 748 🌐 www.alloverit.nz #alloverIT #mobilecomputersupport #internetsecurity #computerrepair #servicingtheWellingtonRegion #computerproblems #keepingyourkidssafeonline

Day 2 of #GetOnlineWeek and yesterday we took a look at getting some devices to people who need them – they go quick so get in there if you’re working with people and communities! Link reminder if you need it! https://lnkd.in/esKFmnrt So now we have a device, we need some training on how we use it before we even get to accessing the internet. So, let’s peek. In #Gateshead we have an amazing #library provision and guess what, they do training too https://lnkd.in/efDvQ2-6 And for those who do have a device or access to a smart phone, laptop etc. and internet but are a bit nervous check this out https://lnkd.in/eirHBKCY So, day 2 is all about #SKILLS Let’s make an impact, lets #GetOnlineGateshead

Well, the first week is now over, and i've had a bit of time over the weekend to take stock of what has happened. It has been probably the busiest first week I have experienced since I started working in the Education sector in 2015. Over the summer we completely re-wired one of our High Schools with CAT6A cabling (877 endpoints, 4 OM4 fible runs, 5 new cabs, 23 switches). We also installed 78 access points,124 CCTV cameras and 10 vaping sensors. We setup new VLANS (the school was a flat network previously) We migrated another high school across to our Trust 365 tenancy, which involved 130 staff devices & several hundered student devices, Teams and on site data migration. We also onboarded 100 iPads, and decided to rollout new MFDs to all nine schools and implement Printix/Papercut . We also were doing the usual asset register updates, and had to fit in annual leave for all Technicians! Unsurprisingly, the helpdesk call rate in the first week was quite high! Our support team have been magnificent - dealing with teething issues with a smile and patience, whilst getting to grips with new technology and ways of doing things. Did we bite off more than we could chew? In retrospect, possibly. But the increasing pressures of the school year, and the expectation that infrastructure and services should be available 24/7/365 make it increasingly difficult to execute big projects. Add exam results days and staff wanting to "just pop in to get ready for the new term", and it's a planning nightmare. Trying to coordinate enterprise level projects with small business resourcing and budgets is a problem that is going to get increasingly more difficult.

Setting up cable and internet connections on time is often fraught with delays and technical issues. Navigating long waits and multiple transfers between departments can be frustrating and time-consuming. #InternetSetup #ConnectivityIssues #TechFrustrations

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