Food and hospitality trades

Connectivity for breweries and distilleries

A production floor, a taproom and compliance reporting. Orders, payments and deliveries arrive over the internet. When it drops, the kitchen is busy and nobody can pay.

Internet, wireless and security for breweries and distilleries

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

Internet

Production software, compliance filings and online sales need solid internet.

Wireless

Taproom tablets and production sensors need wireless across a large, metal-filled space.

Security

Payment systems should be separated from production equipment.

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Steel tanks and a taproom full of phones

By the Telecom Agency advisory team

Stainless steel blocks wireless signals, and a brewery is full of it. Sensors on the production floor drop out, and on a busy night the taproom's handheld terminals crawl.

What a consultant changes

An advisor brings in providers who design wireless for difficult buildings, and separates production equipment, payments and guest access. Telecom Agency compares the proposals so the owner is choosing between designs, not between sales pitches.

How Telecom Agency shops the market for breweries and distilleries

The advice
For a building full of steel, an advisor brings in wireless designers and separates production equipment, payments and guest access.
The price
Wireless proposals are compared on design as well as price. Internet is quoted with enough capacity for the taproom's busiest night.
The service
When tanks or layout change, coverage is checked again. The advisor coordinates the wireless provider and the carrier.
  • 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 breweries and distilleries. It does not describe a specific client.

What we usually put in place

  • Internet with automatic cellular backupService continues when the main line fails.
  • Guest Wi-Fi apart from the registersCustomers online without touching payment systems.
  • Online ordering and phones togetherCalls, orders and delivery apps that do not compete for bandwidth.
  • Protected payment networkCard systems isolated and monitored.

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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