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John Barker
Nov 18, 20234 min read
Cybersecurity measures to safeguard your smaller business from a cyber attack
Cyber criminals have switched tactics and are now attacking many more smaller businesses. Big businesses have invested a lot in...
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John Barker
Aug 8, 202313 min read
The business owners guide to avoiding a cyber attack
Large businesses have become accustomed to cyber attacks and have IT departments that invest in cyber protection methods to protect the...
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John Barker
Jun 30, 20234 min read
Sell Internet access to a community using Starlink
An entrepreneur who starts a WISP business today has a limited radius of operation around the location where the WISP can contract a...
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John Barker
Jun 7, 20233 min read
Multi-factor Authentication (MFA)
A business network requires a number of steps for a full cybersecurity plan. Cyber attacks on businesses are increasing; and the highest...
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John Barker
May 1, 202317 min read
Investments that will help to protect your business from a cyber attack
All businesses are at risk from a cyber attack. Cybersecurity risks are not well understood by most business owners. The managers of...
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John Barker
Mar 23, 20239 min read
Protect your business from a cyber attack
Cybercriminals are attacking business IT infrastructure to steal and sell information, and for extortion using ransomware. Many...
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John Barker
Feb 24, 20233 min read
FTTx: The technology of fiber to homes and businesses
The Internet backbone is built with optical fiber for the benefits of long distance communications, high data capacity and low latency....
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John Barker
Feb 8, 202310 min read
Network edge security, the weakest link
What damage can hackers do to a business network? The network edge is the point of contact with external devices; this is the network...
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John Barker
Jan 25, 202314 min read
Ransomware survival guide; the facts.
Protect your business from an expensive ransomware attack. Unfortunately ransomware attacks have become a plague on businesses, as it is...
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John Barker
Jan 6, 20232 min read
Optical fiber installation for rural homesteads (FTTH)
The previous blog post about fiber to the home (FTTH) described the design of the fiber network for urban areas where homes are built...
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John Barker
Dec 21, 20228 min read
The technology of fiber to the home (FTTH) networks
Optical fiber has been in use for many years to build data communications networks. The Internet backbone and undersea cables use fiber....
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John Barker
Dec 18, 20227 min read
Hospitality businesses can improve the Internet guest WiFi experience using managed WiFi technology
The Internet service is the first item that will give a guest a good or bad impression of a motel, hotel or resort. The Internet is also...
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John Barker
Dec 14, 20224 min read
Choose easy technology to start a fiber ISP
The installation of optical fiber networks is rapidly increasing around the world. Established Internet Service Providers (ISP’s) and...
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John Barker
Dec 13, 20226 min read
Block malicious attacks from user computer viruses using end-point network security
While cyber-attacks and ransomware are increasing exponentially, businesses are not taking the necessary steps to protect from the...
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John Barker
Dec 13, 20223 min read
Equipment failure monitoring is important
Business IT systems had to change during the pandemic lock down. Employees began working from home and accessed the business systems...
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John Barker
Dec 13, 20223 min read
Save money with a hospitality IT WiFi installation
Hospitality businesses have IT requirements that are different to other businesses. Hotels, motels and resorts require two WiFi networks,...
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John Barker
Dec 10, 20224 min read
How to get faster Internet
The pandemic created hybrid working and this is likely to continue indefinitely. Hybrid working created a big demand for working at home,...
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John Barker
Dec 9, 20222 min read
How access control works for a WISP fixed broadband service
A WISP fixed broadband service provides a wireless Internet connection from the PtMP tower to the customer’s premises CPE antenna. The...
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John Barker
Dec 9, 20225 min read
What is included in a WISP Business plan?
All entrepreneurs should prepare a business plan before starting to develop a new business. The plan will indicate if the business is...
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John Barker
Dec 8, 20222 min read
Preparing a WISP business plan is important
Many people start a WISP business without a business plan and later find that lack of proper planning caused a failure of the business or...
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