INetPlus Inc. 1-877-INETPLUS

New Improvements

New Equipment – we’ve installed new core networking equipment and a great deal of new tower equipment.  This not only improves the signal but also the amount of bandwidth we can send to each tower.  The new equipment employs the newest technology and is very reliable.

Redundancy – we have built more redundancy into the network to make the service much more reliable for our customers.  This includes bandwidth, equipment, power, wireless backhauls, and more.

Better Latency – this is a fancy networking term that measures the quality of the network connection.  Less latency is better and ours is now much improved.   For example, think of a phone conversation where you don’t have a great connection.  You have to ask “what was that” and “will you please repeat that” to get the full message.   The same thing happens with Internet traffic.  If the signal and connection is very good the latency will be low (meaning there’s less overhead required to clarify missing information).  This means data flows more reliably and quickly.   Due to improved equipment, network programming and fewer “hops” in our network our network latency has dropped significantly.

Fewer Hops – We’ve installed a few new towers, an important one just going up last week (August 21) at our office in Marion.  This tower (about 12 stories high) along with a few others will allow us to have a direct link to more places on the network.   This will improve reliability; reduce latency (see above) and simplify the network.  Fewer hops means there is less to go wrong which is a good thing.

New Management Systems – We replaced some of the older management systems that were installed prior to 2007.   These systems were good for the time but did not manage the network as it needs to be today.   The old network design was “bridged” and the new network design is “routed.”  This will make the network traffic much more efficient which will make it more reliable and faster.  It gives us many more options to manage your service levels

Upgraded Fiber – We’ve installed a new fiber connection to our office which comes to our building via underground conduit.  In the past this was done in a way that exposed more of the connection to weather and the elements.

Redundant Bandwidth – We now have redundant sources of bandwidth and are in the process of adding to that redundancy.   This means we’re less reliant on any one carrier’s network for our bandwidth.

New Towers – We’ve installed several new towers, most importantly our main tower at our office in Marion.   This is a solid construction tower (the bars are solid, not hollow) which means it will be stronger and perform better in the inclement weather.  These new towers will allow us to much more efficiently move bandwidth around our network.

Generator and Backup Power – Our main broadcast point has been relocated to our office in Marion.   This means we have much better controls and have ready access 24/7/365.  We’ve also installed facilities to accommodate our backup generator that will serve as a backup to the battery backup units that support our core equipment.  This means that if the power goes out our main equipment is automatically run through our battery backup units.   During this time our generator is activated and we can run on that until power is restored.