We have been informed that there is Department of Education funding available to improve the wireless infrastructure in schools. This Connect the Classroom pilot scheme will help schools fund new access points and switches to meet the extra strain being put on Wi-Fi solutions by the...

Have you heard of a “fragattack”? Until a week ago, I hadn’t heard of them either, but it is fast becoming the biggest threat to your Wi-Fi and devices connected to your router.Some believe that this latest vulnerability has been in existence since 1997! Researchers found that...

As government, retail and newspaper websites were brought down for an hour due to an issue with their cloud hosting provider this week, it was reported that two schools were struggling with their own server issues. Skinners' Kent Academy and Skinners' Kent Primary School were forced...

We published numerous blogs on the pain points experienced by schools during the pandemic, but I wanted to draw attention to the particular challenges being faced by independent schools regarding their local area networks (LANs) and Wi-Fi. Most independent schools are located on...

Most of the manufacturing industry has been able to work throughout the pandemic. They may have been forced to close at first but being businesses that could not operate wholly from home, most remained open after the initial lockdown. While this industry did not have had the...

The UK falls behind many other countries when it comes to internet speeds, which means our businesses are at a competitive disadvantage. Reliable, high-speed internet is key as businesses go into 2021 after a year that has been troubled by our exit from the European Union and...

The business development team at swcomms is in constant contact with schools and, indeed, we remained in contact throughout lockdown. At first, this was to see if schools needed technology that would help them roll out online teaching and learning or to ensure they remained accessible...

Since schools re-opened in September, there have already been multiple reports of whole year groups being sent home after students tested positive for COVID-19. Just as businesses have had to adopt a hybrid working model with some staff working from the office and others working...

COVID-19 has seen businesses accelerate the digitisation of their IT infrastructure to ensure business continuity whether their staff are working from the office or at home. The same process is now being utilised for care homes as they have seen the value of digitisation for their...

Has your business decided to embrace long-term home working? Do your staff have home connectivity up to the job? Do you need more efficient means of staying in touch with colleagues? If any of these questions resonate with you, then you are not alone. Ever since the Prime Minister...