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5 Benefits of Network Visibility
Simply put, network visibility is the awareness and control of applications, data, and users on a WAN or LAN network. Network Visibility is crucial to your organization, we’re talking main power to the hyperdrive critical. Here are 5 benefits to network control.
iTel Networks in the Globe and Mail’s list of Canada’s Top Growing Companies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KAMLOOPS BC, Sept 27, 2019 – iTel Networks is pleased to announce it placed No. 194 on the inaugural Report on Business ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies, published by the Globe and Mail....
SD-WAN: The Answer to Connectivity Issues
Businesses are increasingly adopting SD-WAN for its ability to simplify network management, improve application performance, reduce costs, and increase agility. SD-WAN – Software-Defined Wide Area Network – can be used...
iTel Networks ranks in top half of Canadian Business Magazine’s Growth 500 list
KAMLOOPS BC, Sept 16, 2019 – iTel Networks Inc has come in at #195 on Canadian Business & Macleans Magazine’s Growth 500 List – the definitive ranking of Canada’s fastest-growing companies – and #24 on the Fastest...
5 Ways Managed Services Accelerate IT Value
A managed service is much like your traditional telecom service, but the maintenance is the provider's responsibility. This allows the providers to offer consultative solutions, products, and professional telecom...
iTel Networks in the top third of fastest growing companies in BC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Kamloops BC, Sept 12, 2019 iTel Networks Inc has been named one of the Top 100 fastest-growing companies in B.C. in 2019 by Business in Vancouver iTel offers all-encompassing communications...
How Managed Voice Solutions Benefit Your Business
Today’s businesses need reliable voice technology that supports collaboration across your team and ensures your customers can reach you without issues. While many businesses can deliver customer support, sales, and...
Give your Business 24/7 Protection with Managed Security
It’s well-known that security is a crucial component of modern business, but cybersecurity technology has become increasingly complex. The wide-spread use of faster networks and cloud services increases...
Achieve Optimal Network Performance and Cut Costs With Managed Routers
Managed Routers provide a lot of benefits as organizations become more complex. As demands on your network services increase, maintaining end-to-end service can be a challenge – and reliable connectivity becomes more...
Eliminate Networking Woes with Managed Connectivity
Managed business internet connectivity ensures that your business has the right bandwidth and network architecture while taking a proactive approach toward supporting your business needs. Internet access is fundamental...
What is Attenuation?
In a nutshell, attenuation is the loss of transmission signal strength measured in decibels (dB). As attenuation increases, the more distorted and unintelligible the transmission (e.g. a phone call or email you’re trying to send) becomes.
Layer 2 vs. the Internet
You know that feeling when you’re late for a meeting and conveniently there’s a huge traffic jam on your regular route? Think of your “late for a meeting self” as data being transferred over the internet and the highway/side roads as the routers trying to deliver you to your destination.
What is the Difference Between a VPN and an IP VPN?
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and Internet Protocol Virtual Private Networks (IP VPNs) have a key difference. When choosing what option is best for your company, it’s integral you know what service you’re getting without a veil of smoke and mirrors in the way.
What is MPLS and How Does It Work?
Sometimes us IT folks forget that all these tech terms and acronyms (MPLS, IP VPN.. the list goes on) may not be so obvious to the average employee. But time is short, so here’s a high-level overview of what MPLS is and how it works to help you get through your next meeting.
Tips for More Effective Business Internet Security
A Gemalto study makes the consequences of failed internet security crystal clear for businesses: 70% of surveyed customers would stop doing business with a company that suffered a data breach. While it's impossible to...
IVR Do’s & Don’ts for Better Customer Experiences
There are so many opportunities to better engage your customers and provide the best possible experience for your callers. So, we’ve populated a handy list of Dos and Don’ts.
Four Common SD-WAN Myths
Many enterprises haven’t updated their network infrastructure in a significant way for many years, and as cloud solutions and fleets of smart devices make their way into the network, there’s a lot of uncertainty around...
iTel Bridges the Connectivity Gap Between the US and Canada
Connectivity between the US and Canada can be needlessly difficult considering how many businesses operate across the border. That's why one of iTel’s goals has become to bridge this gap. As a voice, internet, and...
Support Your Business Internet Uptime with the Right Failover Method
Your business relies heavily on your internet connecting, supporting everything from cloud tools to email and VoIP phones. If your connection is interrupted, your business essentially stops cold. Preserving business...
Evaluating Business Internet Options
More enterprises are evaluating business internet options as networks become more and more complex. As teams go remote, investing in cloud and unified communications (UCaaS) tools means that traditional networking...
The Case for Gigabit Internet for Business
If you're asking whether gigabit internet is worth it for your business, you're probably seeing the impacts of inadequate bandwidth firsthand. When your employees are waiting around for downloads to finish, you can...
Business Fibre: Estimating Costs and Connectivity
Upgrading to business fibre internet introduces new levels of productivity, reliability and speed to your business operations. Internet connectivity is a major component of the technology infrastructure that supports...
Choosing an ISP for Your Business
There’s a lot at stake when it comes to choosing an Internet Service Provider (ISP) for your business. Not only do your employees need to access tools like email, but companies also increasingly rely on web-based...
How to Choose the Right Business Internet Connection
Choosing the right business internet connection is an easy way to prevent a lot of problems before they happen. Slow internet speed can frustrate your customers, slow down productivity and limit your use of new...