Technology

Not even remotely boring

Remote site and branch office connectivity solutions have undergone something of a technology revolution.

02 December 2019

Connectivity solutions have often been neglected. Remote locations, rural complexities, limited infrastructure and dodgy connectivity have left remote offices/branch offices (ROBOs) neglected by frustrated IT departments and companies. Like lost technology graveyards, these sites are often littered with creaking legacy technology solutions, the tattered remains of attempts to get the people and the platforms connected. This has to change. Organisations planning to take advantage of digital transformation cannot allow for their ROBOs to become a liability. Efficient ROBO connectivity and technology has become critical to ensuring capable business operations.

Businesses are looking for solutions that are cost-effective, reliable and relevant to the South African market. They want technology that allows them to not only ensure seamless business integration and remote site control, but that allow them to do more with what they have. In South Africa, solutions have been designed around the fact that there is unreliable connectivity. Cellular coverage is limited, fibre hasn’t reached many areas of the country, 5G has yet to even become a tangible reality, and infrastructure is patchy. Fortunately, the evolution of satellite, innovation in cellular and the changing potential of software have seen a rise in solutions shaped specifically for the ROBO environment and in ensuring robust connectivity.

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