There are many benefits to outsourcing the management of your Wi-Fi network to experts, just as there are many advantages of outsourcing services for data storage, security services, software tools, and other services. Let’s explore these benefits in more detail. Considerable cost savings are realized by having a Managed Service Provider (MSP) handle multiple Wi-Fi...
Wi-Fi is technology available almost anywhere you go in modern society. From your local coffee shop to kilometers up in the sky while you’re travelling abroad, Wi-Fi is so readily available that it’s easy to take it for granted. Professionally, Wi-Fi helps us be productive no matter where we are or what time it is....
Imagine a hospital in which wireless technology enables visitors, healthcare professionals and patients to roam anywhere throughout the facility, while providing continuous, accurate, and real-time monitoring. This vision can only become reality through the integration of WiFi technology as an integral part of a hospital’s IT systems. Already quite impressive you will say, and yet,...
Look around any Starbucks, McDonald’s or Tim Hortons branch, and you’ll quickly realize that most people are connected throughout their visit. Some will be surfing on Facebook, others watching videos on YouTube, others may be working on their laptops and others still will be “Instagraming” their moment for friends and family. It goes without saying...
There are numerous distributed organizations with dozens, hundreds or even thousands of remote locations, venues, branches, or sites reporting to one or more regional offices and central headquarters. In many cases, these remote locations operate like small businesses, which is typically the case with franchise systems such as McDonald’s or MD Now Urgent Care in...
Free guest Wi-Fi service is fast becoming a necessity for retail businesses in order to better serve the changing needs of their customers and offer frictionless buying experiences. Offering free Wi-Fi in exchange for personal information, for example by having customers log in with their email, allows store owners to offer a personalized shopping experience...
Setting up and managing a multi-location guest Wi-Fi requires intimate knowledge of several moving parts. With Wi-Fi now a standard and expectation among retail customers, the imperative for business owners to provide a guest wireless connection is high. In a previous post, we discussed the various considerations in setting up and managing a Wi-Fi, namely...
With the advent of digital, retailers are now faced with additional competition from online stores; as such, the need for digitalization has become a true necessity in order to survive in the new marketplace. Global brands like McDonald’s and Starbucks know first-hand the effects of the digital trend on their core business. So, it should...
In this series of posts, we’re detailing the Wi-Fi network deployment process, in order to help you understand the considerations and requirements of implementing and managing a guest or internal network. In our first post, we discussed the key elements that help you ascertain your project’s scope and assess your priorities in order to plan...
If you are a business owner or manager, you know how important it is to have reliable Wi-Fi for your business. Whether you run a restaurant, shop, or medical clinic, seamless Wi-Fi for your staff and guests is a must in today’s digital landscape. In this series of posts, we’d like to take you through...