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Our Annual Celebration looked a little different for Valicom this year. Instead of meeting at one of our favorite local restaurants, The Great Dane, or meeting for a night at The Comedy Club, we gathered at our computer screens, everyone to their own. Don’t worry, this isn’t the start of a sad story, I promise! It’s the start of one filled with gratitude.
Backscatter networking has been named one of the top three trends of the future by CIO Review. This technology provides a nearly limitless network lifetime for IoT devices that currently run on finite batteries. A backscatter network transmits data using very little power. It targets small networked equipment and uses wireless pulses for power. Backscatter networking works well in areas saturated with wireless signals and can power simple IoT devices in smart homes and offices.
Clearview looks very different today than it did 30 years ago. When I started the business in 1991, my office tools consisted of an Intel 10286 computer (100Mbps memory) which was a second-generation home (user friendly) computer, and word processing and spreadsheet (Excel) software. I used spreadsheets extensively to calculate pricing and perform long distance vendor cost comparisons based on the pricing schedules offered by AT&T and several other alternative carriers who had entered the marketplace after divestiture.
Overcoming challenges associated with a male-dominated industry came with many hurdles. Industries associated with technology, especially in the ‘80s and ‘90s, was vastly run by male ownership and operations. It was difficult to gain respect as a leader and successful business owner as a woman in the field of information technology. There were significant challenges being taken seriously with sales to clients, developing partnership with telecom vendors, attracting dedicated employees and involvement in making a difference with industry associations.
Quantum computing technologies may soon provide protection from “mega-hacks” that expose huge amounts of sensitive information, like credit card numbers, health records, and high-value intellectual property. These costly cyber attacks put pressure on military, governments, institutions, and businesses to develop new ways to keep data secure during transmission.
This article explains what quantum computing is and how it is reshaping the data security landscape. Quantum entanglement, super-positioning, and quantum key distribution (QKD) are also reviewed in order to show how quantum information science can be used to create ultra-safe networks.
If you are looking for ways to increase productivity and save money, taking the next step toward better telecom and technology management is the perfect way to do so. What are the next steps you ask? Well, it really depends on your organization, your specific environment and needs, and your previous experience with telecom and technology expense management.
Our “Next Steps for TEM” Quiz is a great place to start in figuring this out!
What is Dark Fiber? Dark fiber is optical fiber that is not currently active. Another name for dark fiber is ‘unlit fiber’. Why? Because fiber-optic cable transmits information in the form of light pulses. So a ‘dark’ or ‘unlit’ fiber refers to one which light pulses are not actively being transmitted.
Spring has finally sprung! And just like in nature – the new season brings new life – our team too is growing. This Spring our team is welcoming two new members to our family. Please help me in welcoming Todd and Kyle to Valicom! Both Todd and Kyle will be working as Telecom Analysts, assisting our Project Managers in setting up Clearview, gathering and auditing telecom invoices.
This week is all about mobility. Today we’ll be covering cost control and wireless features that can blow your wireless costs through the roof.
Mobile data is such a delicate dance, trying hard to stay within the confines of 3GB or 10 GB per month. And then accidentally downloading that app, or watching a movie preview while not on wi-fi. Agh! We have such powerful tools that fit in the palm of our hand, but the dangers of going over always lurk…using too much data and enjoying the power of internet from anywhere.
With Halloween coming up what better opportunity to share some of the sneaky tricks and sweet treats of TEM practices…or the lack there of!
