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Clinical RTLS: Call Assist

Real Time Location Services (or RTLS for short) describes a range of technologies used to track and locate people and equipment. Often there is a task / messaging engine overlaid, in order to bring the technology to life and integrate it into the operational processes. In this blog, we'll take a look at the Call Assist use case.
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Introduction to the Cisco 9104 AP

The Cisco 9104 AP is designed for a particular use case – generally that’s stadiums. The AP has a high-gain antenna with built in AP. There are some features we’ve not seen before on a Cisco AP – dynamically configurable antennas, with the advantage of a third radio.
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Meraki Cameras in Retail

The world is awash with Artificial Intelligence applications these days - and applications that can connect with your Meraki cameras are no different. Here's a blog with some ideas on how to extend the value of your Meraki camera install in the retail environment.
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Clinical RTLS: Clinical Fridge Temperature Monitoring Device

Fridge temperature monitoring? Why would you want to do that? There is one area where this is critical - and that's in the clinical space.
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Environmentally Friendly & Sustainability Targets

At IPTel we are not only passionate about Networking, but also passionate about doing our bit for the environment. As a company we are continually pushing to reduce our carbon footprint and have taken the decision to set targets and sustainability goals which will help us on this quest. These are reported below as well as other initiatives we are[…]
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Cisco DNA Center Enablement

Cisco's DNA Center is a management platform for the software defined networking era. Graphical management, guided fault finding, streaming telemetry and the ability to manage and deploy Software Defined Access (SD-Access) networks. It needs some experience to install and get the most from DNA Center though - and that's where the DNA Center Enablement[…]
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Copper vs Fibre

What's in a cable type? In this blog, we'll give you some basic information on the types of cabling you might see when installing networking equipment.
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Cisco 9800 WLC High Availability

The Cisco 9800 WLC comes in a range of options, from the high throughout 9800-80 down to the cloud based virtual WLCs. The controller has a number of built in features that help increase the uptime of the controller – something you’d expect with a high-end wireless controller from Cisco.
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Teamwork - Network Installation

I've been wanting to write a blog for a little while now on the subject of teamwork. This, of course, is against the backdrop of what we do as a company - network design and commission. For many outsiders, it's a surprise to see that there's actually a fair bit of manual work in network deployment, and there in lies the great opportunity to work and[…]
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Wi-Fi Data Rates and Coverage

Wi-Fi data rates, coverage and interference are all interlinked topics. It's a simple rule in Wi-Fi that you can't "have it all". If you use high power, you have big cells and typically more interference. Lower power means more APs are needed. Let's take a look at these interlinked concepts.
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