Blog: Business Wi-Fi
Guides and analysis on IT management, business networks, Wi-Fi and cybersecurity, written by the DataRoad team. Here we share what we have learned over more than 11 years of managing company IT: how to choose an IT partner, what a support contract should include, how a business Wi-Fi network is designed and which security measures make a difference. Practical articles, no jargon, written for decision-makers.
Blog: Business Wi-Fi
Business Wi-Fi for video calls that do not drop
Video calls drop because of instability, not a lack of speed. Office Wi-Fi has to be designed for the day when everyone is in.
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Point-to-point wireless bridges: link buildings without trenches
Two aligned professional antennas replace the cable between buildings hundreds of metres apart, in most cases on the same day. When they pay…
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Secure business Wi-Fi: guests, keys and access under control
A Wi-Fi password unchanged for years is as good as no password. Done right, Wi-Fi is invisible to the people who work there and closed to an…
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ISP router or managed business Wi-Fi: when to switch
The ISP router was built for a home and shows its limits at 8 to 10 users. The signs, what changes with business wireless and how to migrate…
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Unstable business Wi-Fi? A coverage survey finds the cause
Paying your ISP more will not fix badly designed Wi-Fi. A coverage survey measures the signal on site and points to the right fix, which is …
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What does business Wi-Fi cost? The 3 variables behind the price
If 30 people lose 5 minutes a day to slow Wi-Fi, the company loses more than 60 hours a month. The right price depends on the building, the …
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Opening an office in Portugal: network and IT ready on day one
Order the internet line when you sign the lease. Cabling, Wi-Fi and firewall must be ready before the team arrives, or you pay salaries and …
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Wi-Fi in clinics: three isolated networks and secure health data
A health data leak often starts on the waiting-room Wi-Fi. Three isolated networks protect patients, clinical staff and equipment without sl…
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Hotel Wi-Fi: the network behind the good reviews
Guests forgive a slow lift, not a dropped video call. Hotel Wi-Fi needs four isolated networks, a room-by-room coverage survey and ongoing m…
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Business Wi-Fi: four real causes of failure and how to fix them
Weak Wi-Fi is rarely a speed problem: it is coverage, interference or density. Too many access points in the wrong places can even make the …
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Hotel Wi-Fi: a managed network that protects the PMS and reviews
Wi-Fi is part of what the guest buys, uses in the first minute and rates in public. That is why a hotel network must be designed and managed…
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Ubiquiti Certified Partner: UniFi networks with the official seal
The certification formalises a relationship with Ubiquiti that began in 2015. Today DataRoad manages UniFi networks across more than 138 sit…
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