Why Do Rural Areas Need High-Speed Internet?
Across both the United States and Canada, the pandemic has fueled a widespread emigration out of cities and major urban areas to more rural regions. With the rise in remote working, young professionals and families prize the space, quieter communities, …
Smart Home Trends to Watch For in 2022
As 2022 begins, it is more apparent than ever that internet networks—both residential and commercial—are struggling to meet demand. From too many devices competing for bandwidth to inadequate broadband and fiber infrastructure in rural areas, how we access the internet …
Year in Review: 2021 By the Numbers You Need to Know
As 2021 draws to a close it’s a great time to look back at some of the big trends that are making waves in networking, internet infrastructure, and new construction. Not surprisingly, many of the pandemic-related trends established in 2020—such …
Has the Age of Wi-Fi 6E Finally Arrived?
Well, it’s finally happened! Wireless LANs can easily exceed the speed and bandwidth of the internet pipes coming into the building that supplies them. What does that mean? Now is the time to upgrade structured wiring to fiber and devices …
Building for the Future: Bringing Broadband to All Canadians with the UBF
We recently wrote about how in the United States the FCC awarded a staggering $9.2 billion from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) to bring high-speed internet to underserved communities and regions across the U.S. In Canada, it’s the Universal …
What’s ‘Matter’ and is it Really the Future of the Smart Home?
There’s no question smart devices have made our lives easier. They can simplify and even automate the small, mundane, everyday tasks we’d rather forget about entirely. But even with complete connectivity solutions, unlocking and realizing the full potential of smart …
Recent Pandemic-Inspired Legislation Could Significantly Impact Integrators Across the United States
It didn’t take long for the COVID-19 pandemic to dramatically alter the way businesses of all sizes operate. Immediately in the spring of 2020, industries in all sectors of the economy began adapting to the variety of challenges posed by …
Smart Home Tech Residential Builders Should Consider for New Construction
It’s no secret the smart home market is big business for tech and retail companies. Increasingly, savvy residential home builders and developers are getting in on the action as well, weaving smart devices directly into new builds. In residential new …
5 Simple Hacks to Lower Latency on Any Home Network
There was a time, not so long ago, when network latency was primarily the concern of online gamers. But as the number of connected devices in the average smart homes continues to increase, latency (and network performance in general) is …
Companies Partner to Launch the FibreONE Program
Highland Heights, Ky., March 31, 2021 – Prysmian Group, Clearfield, Inc., Dura-Line, Oldcastle Infrastructure and Primex Technologies have teamed up to deliver a comprehensive high-speed broadband infrastructure solution to the rural areas of Canada. The group’s FibreONE program encompasses a …