Whether you have a small, medium, or large enterprise, data security is paramount, and this is no less true for the protection of your VoIP telephony network. The number of online threats today is mind-blowing. Firewalls are designed to protect data networks but do not necessarily offer the required security for your VoIP network.  Firewalls inherently block VoIP calls because they are unsolicited events however, this increases the chances for hackers to bypass your security when you poke holes in firewalls to let VoIP traffic through.    [...]

Whether you’re a WISP, fibre provider or LTE carrier, high latency on your network is not good for business and latency is what sets a great ISP apart from a good one.  As we continue to build our networks and expand territories, our latency can start to jump and while we think that 100ms ping is not too bad, what is happening downstream is a grim picture. The actual throughput and authentication response time of packets are what matters. [...]

There has been a worldwide surge in subscribers and data usage as many around the world adjust to the new way of life. This has many service providers on the edges of their seats as they worry about the resilience of their infrastructure.  [...]

Rolling out a physical network is the most expensive and most important step in the wireless journey. In our previous article, we discussed planning through Radwin’s R and once the correct site data has been measured and implemented, we are ready to begin the roll-out. [...]

ICASA has made some fee changes to the still very affordable PtP spectrum (E-Band). The new minimum monthly licence fee is now R154 – a nominal increase of 4.1%. The E-band radio frequency (RF) represents the frequency range from 70 GHz to 80 GHz. Signals in this frequency range have very short wavelengths with highly directional properties. This band is widely used for RF backhaul links. E-band is typically not used for long-range signal transmission but is the ideal solution for high-capacity, narrow beamwidth PtP links. [...]

The new frontier of the workforce is forcing businesses to adapt to solutions that enable staff to seamlessly switch between remote and office work. Installing new IP phones are now as simple as connecting a phone to a Wi-Fi network. Quality of service standards and specific protocols can be configured within an AP to help prioritise VoIP over other competing Wi-Fi traffic. One notable reason to include Wi-Fi with a VoIP deployment is because of the joint network infrastructure that both technologies run on.  [...]

The global pandemic has shifted the way the world interacts and engages. Overnight, the once unassuming home Internet connection became the bedrock of sustainability for businesses of all sizes surviving through the worldwide shift to working from home.  [...]

Protecting, managing, and tracking access to any facility has never been easier! With Grandstream there is no need to separate your communication and security solutions instead you can create one holistic solution. Having a robust and interactive access control system in place is an absolute necessity and this is possible by combining the Grandstream Wave App, Grandstream’s UCM62xx and GWN7000 series. [...]

Reliability and spectrum in communication is not just an expectation, but a demand. This rings even more true now with many people being dependant on having constant contact with the outside world. Networking devices must both suit and meet the needs of the environments they serve.  [...]

Mount your equipment on any roof, whether it is a corrugated, flat, IBR or tile roof, to find the perfect line of sight. Our range of Acconet mounting brackets allow you to save on labour costs and makes worries about the perfect line of sight a thing of the past. [...]

The delivery of multi-gigabit mmWave capacity over more than a few kilometres has seemed impossible until now. Alternative approaches have included sacrificing availability or adding parallel links. These approaches have come with huge cost implications and complex installation. Additionally, while the E-Band spectrum is well suited for multi-gigabit capacity applications, rain has been the principal barrier affecting range. While light rain marginally affects link performance, heavy rain can degrade link performance significantly and the greater the distance of the link, the greater the degree of attenuation. [...]

To support our business philosophy of providing our customers with best of breed ICT solutions, we are excited to announce that we have launched a new eCommerce website. The new site features a streamlined, modern design, improved functionality, and easy access to help you make well-informed decisions and purchases for all your ICT solutions online. [...]

Blind spots are weak links and many businesses and CCTV installers struggle to deploy a surveillance solution that covers all the areas that need to be monitored. Criminals are smart and flaws in a surveillance system – whether due to limited funds, distances or available infrastructure, can lead to security breaches. [...]

Leave behind the frustration of setting up your business Wi-Fi and experience the freedom of monitoring and managing your network from one platform.  Ubiquiti introduced their latest range of Generation 2 switches to meet the ever-demanding and expanding business expectations for secure and reliable Wi-Fi connections. [...]

ISPs face a major issue when addressing the need for meaningful insights into what is happening in their networks, which has pushed many of them to seek out expensive TR-069 solutions. These solutions are typically extremely complex to set up and go hand-in-hand with third party monthly or annual server hosting fees. Cambium Networks’ latest addition to their cnPilot R-series (residential) – the cnPilot r195W dual-band Wi-Fi 5 router addresses this issue. [...]

Are you struggling to expand sector capacity to keep up with customer demands? Or paying high tower rental fees for too many base stations? Aspiring to assure service providers with greater sector capacity for a lower total cost of ownership, RADWIN introduces their new, ground-breaking JET DUO 5 GHz dual-carrier beamforming base station. [...]

Network administrators generally need to choose what is best suited for their application – switching or routing capabilities. With the MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, this no longer presents a problem as the CRS series consist of powerful switches that also have routing capabilities. [...]

As commonly used licensed and unlicensed frequencies becoming over-saturated, it becomes increasingly difficult to deploy high speed, low-latency wireless links. This can easily be addressed by adding IgniteNet’s 60GHz Metrolinq solutions to your network. MetroLinq offers exceptional performance by combining both the benefits of unlicensed band operation with zero interference. [...]

Give your office the facelift it needs to gear it for the future. Throw out the outdated analogue phones, the kilometres of old and unnecessary cabling, and desktop clutter. There is a new horizon of unified, communication platforms. Gear your business for the future with Grandstream’s suite of communication solutions from MiRO. These solutions range from web-based video conferencing through to facility access systems. [...]

While there is an abundance of firewalls on the market, not all walk their talk and a firewall has to go beyond fancy VPNs and packet inspectors to stand out from the rest of the flock. Untangle’s NG firewall empowers small to large-sized businesses to control every aspect of their network, from content filtering to web caching, SD-WAN and policy enforcement. In short, the NG Firewall has it all, separated from other firewalls by several integrated applications. [...]