The Rising Demand for Fiber-Ready Homes: Why Connectivity is a Top Priority for Today’s Homebuyers
Reliable home connectivity has transitioned from a luxury to a fundamental requirement for homebuyers across North America. Inadequate internet service can disrupt everyday activities, such as streaming in 4K, working remotely, or gaming online, leading to frustration and inefficiency due …
Why Wires Matter: Securing Home Networks with Structured Wiring
In today’s data-driven world, more homeowners are aware of the need to maintain a secure and robust home network. With so many household devices now connected and transmitting data to the outside world, the choice of home network they operate …
5 Key Factors to Consider for Optimizing Connectivity in New Construction Homes
Optimal connectivity in the home is no longer a ‘nice-to-have’ for homebuyers in North America. It’s a necessity! Without it, commonplace activities like 4K streaming, work-from-home, and online gaming can grind to a halt from slow service and dropped connections. …
Were the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing a Tipping Point for Streaming?
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are in the books and, if you listen to the general consensus in some circles, they were a total bust for networks. Ratings were down—way down—and that’s prompting many to conclude viewers were disinterested for …
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, …
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 …
Wi-Fi HaLow is Coming and Bringing Connectivity Ranges That Top a Half-Mile
If you haven’t already been hearing chatter about Wi-Fi HaLow among industry pros, you will be soon. A next-generation spectrum of Wi-Fi, HaLow recently received certification from the Wi-Fi Alliance and could soon begin making appearances in real-world applications. What …
Why Electrical Contractors Need to Add IoT and Systems Integration to Their Services
Design, install, and go. For decades that’s been the business model for most electrical contractors, especially ones that service and support small and medium-sized businesses. The focus has been to keep their offerings simple and streamlined in the face of …
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 …
An Opportunity Emerges for ISPs as Remote Working Trends Continue
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic one of the topics that has dominated much of the business world has been remote working. Is it a short-lived trend, born out of necessity? Or is it here to stay, a natural evolution of the …