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Connectivity for engineering firms

Large data sets, field work and client confidentiality. The work is information, and clients trust you to keep theirs private and to answer when they call.

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Internet, wireless and security for engineering firms

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

Internet

Simulation and modelling data need fast, reliable links.

Wireless

Field staff collect and upload data from sites.

Security

Project data and intellectual property must be secured.

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Field data stuck in the field

By the Telecom Agency advisory team

Survey scans and site data are collected miles from the office. Getting them back means driving a hard drive across the county.

What a consultant changes

Telecom Agency arranges mobile and satellite options that move large files from remote sites, with the office connection sized to receive them. The advisor also covers how project data is protected, since clients increasingly ask for that in writing.

How Telecom Agency shops the market for engineering firms

The advice
The advice covers moving large files from remote sites by mobile or satellite, an office connection sized to receive them, and protection for project data.
The price
Field and office services are priced together. The advisor notes which protections clients commonly require in contracts.
The service
When a client's security requirements change, the advisor helps you meet them.
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  • Reviews and support after the install

An illustrative scenario based on situations common among engineering firms. 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

Comcast BusinessAT&TLumenMicrosoft TeamsProofpointOkta

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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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