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Connectivity for architects

Huge files, shared models and remote collaboration. The work is information, and clients trust you to keep theirs private and to answer when they call.

Internet, wireless and security for architects

Each of the three has to be right, and they are usually bought from different companies. We compare them together.

Internet

Model files need high-capacity, symmetrical internet.

Wireless

Site visits rely on tablets and mobile access to drawings.

Security

Client designs are confidential.

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The model took forty minutes to sync

By the Telecom Agency advisory team

A project model is several gigabytes and changes daily. Each sync with the consultants' teams is a coffee break nobody asked for.

What a consultant changes

An advisor finds fiber with matching upload and download speeds, which design work needs and most office plans lack. Telecom Agency lays out the choices and the contract terms side by side. Architects compare options for a living, and deserve the same for their own connection.

How Telecom Agency shops the market for architects

The advice
An advisor looks for fiber with equal upload and download speed, which large models require, and compares the providers offering it at your address.
The price
Options and contract terms are set out side by side. Where fiber must be built to the office, construction costs are negotiated.
The service
The advisor follows the installation through and handles any service problem afterwards.
  • No fee to you: providers pay the advisor
  • Every provider compared, none favoured
  • One contact for every carrier
  • Reviews and support after the install

An illustrative scenario based on situations common among architects. It does not describe a specific client.

What we usually put in place

  • Reliable office fiberA dependable main connection with a backup behind it.
  • Cloud phones and meetingsThe office number and video on any device.
  • Email protectionFiltering against phishing and impersonation.
  • Sign-in controls and backupStronger logins and recoverable data.

Providers that often fit

The shortlist depends on your addresses. Open a provider to check availability where you work.

The best connection available,at a price you can compare.

Tell us where you work and what you run. An advisor brings back internet, wireless and security options side by side, at no cost to you.

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