With unlimited mobile data packages making 3, 4 and 5G more affordable when away from home, is Wi-Fi for hotels, restaurants, campsites, etc. still necessary? It would appear so. Since the end of the October half-term, we have had several enquiries from hospitality businesses that...

I often get asked by small businesses if they are too small to be of any interest to swcomms. My answer is always an emphatic “No”! In fact, small businesses can be extremely satisfying to work with. With a little bit of handholding, we can make a real difference to their business...

Back in July, we alerted schools to the funding available from the Department of Education (DfE) to upgrade their Wi-Fi solutions. Since then, we have been busy undertaking site surveys and installations to transform the connectivity provided in schools, with the application deadline...

We recently used our blog to bring attention to the Connect the Classroom programme, which is being rolled out to schools that have been struggling with poor Wi-Fi. I thought it was worthwhile to remind schools in the Plymouth area that they may also benefit from a scheme to improve...

Hands up, if you are still working in the office...even just some of the time. No doubt, you will want to work as productively as possible while you are on site and yet everyone seems more concerned about home workers!The pandemic saw IT teams scramble to equip their colleagues...

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...