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A farm with no cable for ten miles
By the Telecom Agency advisory team
The tractor steers itself, the irrigation reports its own pressure and the grain markets move by the minute. All of it needs a connection, and the nearest cable ends at the county road.
What a consultant changes
Telecom Agency compares fixed wireless, cellular and satellite for the farm's exact location, and designs coverage across the fields for sensors and guidance. Rural connectivity is a specialist subject, and an independent broker knows providers a farmer may never have been offered.
How Telecom Agency shops the market for farms and agriculture
- The advice
- An advisor compares fixed wireless, cellular and satellite at the farm's location and designs coverage across the fields for guidance and sensors.
- The price
- Rural options differ in equipment cost, data limits and contract length. Each is laid out plainly, including providers you may not have been offered.
- The service
- As new services reach the area, the advisor reviews whether to change. Seasonal needs at planting and harvest are planned for.
- 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 farms and agriculture. It does not describe a specific client.
