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The Costs Of Internet Downtime

As technology advances, so too do businesses increase their reliance on the Internet for their daily operations. Unfortunately, due to this reliance, a single Internet outage can cost companies thousands of dollars, especial... 

Causes Of Internet Outage

Everyone has experienced at least one Internet outage. Some outages are only a few minutes, and others last days at a time. However, your business relies on the Internet for daily operations, whether that’s communicating via email or...

Streamlining Customer Experiences With Online Ordering

Even before COVID-19 struck, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) and franchise customers were already gravitating toward online ordering as a preference. A survey conducted by the National Restaurant...

RocketFailover Kept Our Office Operational In Wake Of Disaster

A derecho storm hit the Midwest on August 8, 2020 with wind speeds hitting 80 to 140 mph. It left lots of damage in its wake and thousands were left without power and Internet - our office in...

Firewalls Compatible With RocketFailover 4G Failover Solutions

Integrating your firewall type with RocketFailover 4G LTE/5G backup Internet may be easier than you think. Discover which RocketFailover solution best pairs with your firewall...

The Top 5 Challenges of Failover Internet Solved

Challenge 1: There is nothing we can do when our primary Internet connection fails
Failover Internet has gone mainstream and is a great resource for businesses that depends on Internet connectivity for...

Do’s & Don’t’s of Testing Cellular Failover Signal Quality

DO: Consider extraneous variables such as placement and building material that can affect failover signal strength​.

What effects signal strength?

Connectivity Dedicated For Point-Of-Sale Systems

Internet connectivity and point-of-sale (POS) systems are the pulse that keeps most businesses alive. It’s how online orders are placed/shipped, how orders get from the wait staff to the kitchen...

How Sticky Failover Can Leave Your Business Stuck Spending Too Much

Failover is an excellent way for businesses to implement redundant Internet connectivity. Failover or backup Internet connectivity is most commonly done over a 4G...

iStatus Delivers More Than Just Network Monitoring

Traditional network connection monitoring does not test connectivity from the perspective of each remote location or from (for example) each floor in a large hotel. Doing this typically requires a...

Top Benefits of iStatus® Device for IoT-Based Edge Networks

An embrace of edge networking as the next significant paradigm shift in IT results in a new host of challenges for businesses. Over the past decade, the industry has gone through two seemingly...

The Role of iStatus ArpWatch™ In A Zero Trust Universe

Network administrators and cyber professionals are adopting zero trust networking as a moniker that essentially signals the end of perimeter security. Lets take a deeper dive into this...

Driving Connectivity Needs While Businesses Are Being Built

Are you currently under construction and in need of an Internet connection? InternetAnywhere is a managed 4G LTE/5G cellular Internet connection designed for rural, remote, and...

Reduce Your Work From Home Stress With RocketFailover®

We’ve all experienced the frustration of our home Internet failing. It fails, then you go through the normal routine of rebooting everything and pray. When that doesn’t work, you...