281 Internet deploys 5G to help clients shelter in place

281 Internet deploys 5G mmWave Tech

Helping our clients Shelter in Place to stay connected!

Today, March 24, 2020 Alex, Adilson "Juice", and Tim brought our first 5G mmWave link online.  The results were immediate.  Our network traffic coming across the link increased more than 200% from the previous evening, and over 400% from just a week before.

281 Communications Corp. Inc. used the same technology as the National Park Service used last week to hook up Lady Liberty.

Siklu mmWave Wireless Helps Protect Lady Liberty

281 Clients, please show your appreciation to Alex and Adilson next time you speak with them.  They along with me, worked long hours on top of climbing over 1000 tower feet in the last 6 days pressing this new technology into place along with many hours of conversations with the Siklu support team, including Tim Murphy and Scott---Many thank to you guys!

281 now has the tools to bring even higher speeds out to where you want to live.  With Siklu long range mmWave capable of 10G links, and supplemental equipment from Ubiquiti, Mimosa, and Cambium, 281 can bring the Internet to just about anywhere you need it.  

In light of the new Covid-19 affects, we are seeing how even more people want to move away from it all.  We are seeing an influx of clients who have "Lake Homes" out around the Highland Lakes coming to Shelter in Place where social distancing is just a little bit easier.  

You don't have to climb 100' up a tower to get away, just hop on a boat to the middle of the lake!

Just to let our 281 clients know, we are not done with our work.  Friday morning Alex and Tim will be at it again to finalize a brace and grounding on the Fairland tower as well as the final (hopefully) adjustment to get these dishes perfectly aligned.  The model on this link is capable of 10G when aligned, right now it's just capable of a little over 1 G.  

Our work to make our network more robust just got a little brighter!  One of our clients (Carlton--you know who you are!) has agreed in concept to allow 281 to put a tower on his property near Tow.  We will be able to link one of our new Kingsland towers to here as well as our Lake Buchanan.  In this way, we will make a big circle so that should one tower link go down, traffic can continue through the other direction, making 281's network truly go "Around the Highland Lakes"!  Our combined enhanced higher capacity and lower latency wireless links from Lake Buchanan to Burnet to Fairland to Marble Falls combined with new fiber installed in Kingsland has made 281's network the most resilient and fastest by many metrics network in our area.

Please spread the word how 281 has helped you in your time of need!

Tim Moczygemba
281 Communications Corporation Inc.

Alex Bates thinking about our next challenge...

COVID-19 and 281 Internet Precautions

281 Communications Corporation Inc.

Health precautions for staff and clients

Hello, I wanted to just say a few words about policies implemented at 281 Internet over the last week and moving forward to both protect our teams health, your health, and your Internet; your lifeline to the world in this time of self quarantines and hunkering down.

281 team members will avoid direct contact with clients, and will only enter your home if you first clear the area they are to enter of your family and pets, and any personal items.  Please specify a path and talk with us from another room.  Please honor this request to help protect both you, our staff, and your fellow 281 client family during this difficult time.  It is important for us to keep a safe distance in order to maintain our health so we can continue to keep your Internet running.

As always 281 team members will continue to monitor our network and answer your texts, emails, and phone calls.  We are continuing to perform work on our equipment at towers and at your homes and businesses.  

I further ask that if you have Clorox wipes or similar product to wipe down any area or surfaces that we might touch working on your equipment before and after we come in.  We will also avoid touching your remotes, keyboards, mice, tablets, and phones.  While we want to insure you can access the Internet from everything in your home through 281's Internet, it is also prudent to limit contact with the surfaces you will touch before and after we are in your home to avoid spread of germs and viruses during the time of heightened precautions recommended by the CDC.

Please direct a 281 staff member that enters you home to a guest bathroom upon entering and leaving your home where they may wash their hands.

Please do not schedule a visit if you or someone in your home is experiencing the symptoms outlined by the CDC to potentially be coronavirus. It would be detrimental to all of 281 should our staff have to become quarantined!  Part of 281's ability to provide you with Internet is our ability to go to towers and your homes and businesses to repair or adjust equipment.

Thank you for you assistance.  I know I speak for everyone here at 281 Communications when I say we hope you stay well, and avoid contact with this new virus spreading across the country and our communities.  We are going to do everything in our power to help keep you safe while we also work to keep you connected.

Sincerely,

Tim Moczygemba, President
281 Communications Corporation Inc.