We spend a lot of time talking to carriers and suppliers across the country and industry. Unfortunately, the news we’re hearing isn’t great:
Most of all, we’re hearing more and more of the same concerns that keep you up at night. Can our network handle normal growth for the next 2-3 years? Are we prepared to take on our anticipated growth from our grant build outs? What if we can’t get critical infrastructure when/if we need it? When should I be ordering equipment? Do we have enough spares to take us through a critical outage? And unfortunately, this list goes on and on. We’re all worried. Fortunately, there’s good news! 7Sigma can help you plan for the future and ensure your business can get the infrastructure you need to keep your network running. First, we can do an audit of your network and provide a Roadmap which helps identify any weak spots or issues to be aware of over the next 2-3 years. From there, we’ll compare those weak spots to what we’re hearing from suppliers about delivery times and pricing and help you come up with options. Our Roadmaps offer insight into what you’ll need to order now - ensuring that you get what you need when you need it. We’ll identify areas where spares might be critically needed and provide opportunities to find those spares on the gray market. We’ll also help determine what you can hold off ordering or provide creative alternate short term solutions. Additionally, our team at 7Sigma has been working with other rural providers to provide options that can work for you. We’ve initiated having a group of 7 providers pool their resources together and create a spares list to share equipment should the need arise. And our 7Sigma team is working with several companies to provide alternatives to the routers without power supplies available. We don’t have a crystal ball, and we don’t know what will happen next. But we can help you solve your critical business challenges today. We know you have a business to run. And we know you already have a lot on your to-do list. Figuring out software doesn’t need to be added - we’re here to help. Here are our 15 tips and lessons learned from years of experience in this space!
Buying software requires a lot of knowledge - technical, financial, and legal. We’re always here to help you every step of the way! You can see our complete top 15 software buying tips on the blog here. Or, send us a note - we’re always happy to talk through them with you! |
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