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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...

Sell Internet access to a community using Starlink

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...

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...

Investments that will help to protect your business from a cyber attack

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...

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...

FTTx: The technology of fiber to homes and businesses

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....

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...

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...

Optical fiber installation for rural homesteads (FTTH)

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...

The technology of fiber to the home (FTTH) networks

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....

Hospitality businesses can improve the Internet guest WiFi experience using managed WiFi technology

John Barker

Dec 18, 20227 min read

Hospitality IT

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...

Choose easy technology to start a fiber ISP

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...

Block malicious attacks from user computer viruses using end-point network security

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...

Equipment failure monitoring is important

John Barker

Dec 13, 20223 min read

Business IT

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...

Save money with a hospitality IT WiFi installation

John Barker

Dec 13, 20223 min read

Hospitality IT

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,...

John Barker

Dec 10, 20224 min read

Opportunities

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,...

How access control works for a WISP fixed broadband service

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...

What is included in a WISP Business plan?

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...

Preparing a WISP business plan is important

John Barker

Dec 8, 20222 min read