Sturgeon County & CFOC – Closing the Digital Divide in Northern Alberta
Investing in Rural Alberta From Sturgeon County's press release: Residents and businesses in Sturgeon County are officially one step closer to having reliable, accessible, and affordable high-speed internet right to their door. After an extensive selection process, Sturgeon County has partnered with Canadian Fiber Optics for the development and operation of a fiber-based internet service, starting with a pilot project in the south-west corner of the county that includes the Hamlets of Villeneuve, Calahoo, and Riviere Que Barre,
VoIP vs. Landline: What’s the Difference?
If you’ve never used VoIP before, you may be wondering what it is and how it differs from a traditional landline phone. We hope this article answers your questions and helps you make an educated decision for your telephone needs! Defining VoIP and POTS VoIP stands for “voice over internet protocol” (or voice over IP). It’s a method that utilizes certain technologies to deliver communications over IP networks. In layman’s terms, VoIP allows you to send and receive
Four Tips for SMBs Moving to the Cloud
Cloud computing isn’t just a solution for large enterprises. By moving computing offsite, the cloud helps small and medium businesses (SMBs) think big while keeping expenses small. The cloud helps SMBs become more mobile, more agile, and more secure while bolstering potential for growth by allowing more better access to applications, more support options, and scalable subscriptions that ensure solutions are always right sized for your budget and needs. Now that you’re considering the move, how should
What Is the Difference Between Bandwidth and Latency?
Most of us understand the basics of the internet - just enough to log onto Wi-Fi and maybe turn the router on and off when it starts to malfunction. However, are you familiar with the terms ‘bandwidth’ and ‘latency’? If you’re not, that’s okay - you’re not alone! Both terms are related to your internet’s ability to send and receive data, but despite their similarities, they refer to two very different concepts. So what’s the difference between them,
Is Starlink Right for Rural Communities
Is Starlink Right for Rural Communities Starlink, a new satellite internet operation, is Elon Musk’s highly-anticipated next venture. It’s hard to overstate the impact Musk’s creations have had—and continue to have—on our world. This is, after all, the revolutionary mind behind some of this century’s most unique, innovative, and sometimes controversial projects. Xpay.com, Tesla Inc., and SpaceX are just a few of Musk’s brainchildren, and the latter was founded in 2002 with the mind-boggling goal to colonize space.
Four Tips to Help Prepare Your Small-to-Medium Business for Disaster
Four Tips to Help Prepare Your Small-to-Medium Business for Disaster Imagine the worst – and make the news work for you. One of the first steps to risk mitigation planning is to create a list of potential scenarios that could impact your business operations. You will need to prepare for natural disasters – floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, and – depending on your location – hurricanes, wildfires, and blizzards. There are also man-made emergencies to consider. How would your business