Fiber Optics And Nanotechnology Pioneer
Dr. Thomas Mensah is a world-renowned Ghanaian – American inventor and chemical engineer well-known for his pioneering innovations in fiber optics and nanotechnology.
Settling in the United States, Thomas Mensah took a job at Air Products and Chemicals in Allentown, Pennsylvania, from 1980 to 1983.
Mensah’s jobs in the 1980s were well suited to his strengths in basic research.
From 1983 to 1986 he worked for Corning Glass Works in its fiber optics research division in Sullivan Park, New York.
There he devised a new and faster method of accomplishing a fiber optics manufacturing procedure, the draw and coating process, that brought him four patents.
In 1986, Thomas Mensah joined AT&T Bell Laboratories, where he led the development of fiber optics utilized in guided missiles.
Source: Dr. Thomas O. Mensah
IoT Security Done The Right Way
Eli The Computer Guy interviews CUJO CEO Einaras von Gravrock…
https://www.homeruninstall.com/product/cujo-iot-wifi-security/
Avaya Jumps into New Market with Open Standards SIP-based Phones Portfolio
Avaya Jumps into New Market with Open Standards SIP-based Phones Portfolio
Validates a portfolio of industry-leading desktop and conference phones with the BroadSoft BroadWorks platform for use by service providers.
SANTA CLARA, CA–(Marketwired – May 31, 2017) – Avaya today announced that it is now offering the globally recognized quality and style of its desktop and conference phones to service providers. In collaboration with BroadSoft, Avaya is making a full portfolio of open standards, SIP-based devices available to service providers that are tested for interoperability with the BroadSoft BroadWorks platform.
Continuing with their fast-paced evolution, Frost & Sullivan expects SIP phone shipment to more than double five years from now, reaching new customers and delivering more functionality to businesses. Validating Avaya’s open standards, SIP-based desktop and conference phones with the BroadSoft Business platform is a first, significant step in expanding to this new market. BroadSoft is the market share leader for cloud-based unified communications, with its open platform deployed by 25 of the world’s top 30 service providers.1
The Avaya open standards-SIP based desktop and conference phones portfolio provide simple, powerful and affordable endpoints for a broad range of third-party, hosted call control platforms. The Avaya portfolio today includes three models: a conference phone, a desktop handset and the sleek, new Avaya Vantage phone that was just announced last Fall. Additional phones will be added over the next year to support use case or job functions. The phones can also be customized with co-branding or white labeling with the service provider’s name and logo.
Quotes;
“Avaya’s phone portfolio is known for high quality audio and security throughout the world. As growth in UCaaS offers via third party service providers continues to climb, this is a natural move for us and a great opportunity for them to increase value to their customers by offering a premium portfolio at affordable prices. Working with BroadSoft has been an excellent experience and we look forward to leveraging our mutual market leadership as we expand into this arena.”
Mark Monday, vice president and GM, Engagement Platforms, Avaya
“Avaya has a strong global market presence. The new line of phones will be a great choice for customers who want to migrate to cloud communication services Powered by BroadSoft.”
Mark Baker, Director of Business Development at BroadSoft
“The open SIP phone market continues to considerably grow year-over-year triggered by deployments in hosted/cloud-based communications and the need of businesses to secure endpoint investments. The jump of Avaya into this growing market, with the launch of a powerful, yet simple open SIP device offering is definitely a right move from a company which continues to be one of the top leading vendors in terms of IP desktop phone shipment and revenue.”
Mohamed Alaa Saayed, ICT Principal Analyst – Connected Work | Digital Transformation Frost & Sullivan About Avaya.
Avaya enables the mission critical, real-time communication applications of the world’s most important operations. As the global leader in delivering superior communications experiences, Avaya provides the most complete portfolio of software and services for contact center and unified communications with integrated, secure networking — offered on premises, in the cloud, or a hybrid. Today’s digital world requires some form of communications enablement, and no other company is better positioned to do this than Avaya. For more information, please visit www.avaya.com.
Source: Avaya Jumps into New Market with Open Standards SIP-based Phones Portfolio
Home Run Pro.com
THE MISSION
Home Run Pro.com is your online, open source resource and marketplace geared to; Self-employed, IT Professionals and the customers that need their services such as;
- Layer #1 (Inside Wiring/Cable Installations)
- Layer #2 (Hardware Installations i.e. Modems, Switches, Routers, Cameras, Audio/Video…etc. )
- Services Installation (Internet access & POT lines)
- Smart Hands Technicians (General purpose installations)
- Residential Technology Installations (Smart Home IT)
- Trouble Calls
PHILOSOPHY
We are also a Technician Centric Organization; Our primary focus is the training and development of high-quality technicians to better serve our service buyers. We will utilize every resource available to instill into our technician members, the Soft-Skills and Technical Knowhow to tackle a wide range of IT projects.
Bluetooth® – IoT network protocol
A2DP, GATT, HID and BIP are all important Bluetooth profiles. Fact! A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) makes streaming stereo music possible. GATT (Generic Attribute Profile) allows developers to build unique profiles specific for their applications. HID (Human Interface Device Profile) makes your Bluetooth enabled mice and keyboards work effortlessly. BIP (Basic Imaging Profile) allows you to send images between devices (other phones, printers, even picture frames).
Bluetooth 5 Now Available:
Adoption of latest Bluetooth® specification propels interoperability, sets stage for transformative wireless connectivity
One to one connectivity have been solved. With much of the industry not realizing that bluetooth range can now be extended up to 1000 feet between low cost bluetooth routers and standard bluetooth low energy devices.
Key feature updates include:
Four times range
Two times speed,
Eight times broadcast message capacity.
Longer range powers whole home and building coverage, for more robust and reliable connections.
Higher speed enables more responsive, high-performance devices.
Increased broadcast message size increases the data sent for improved and more context relevant solutions.
“This means whole-home and building coverage, as well as new use cases for outdoor, industrial, and commercial applications will be a reality. With the launch of Bluetooth 5, we continue to evolve to meet the needs of IoT developers and consumers while staying true to what Bluetooth is at its core: the global wireless standard for simple, secure, connectivity.”
Source:
https://www.bluetooth.com/specifications/bluetooth-core-specification/bluetooth5
Adopted Specifications:
https://www.bluetooth.com/specifications/adopted-specifications
The Life and Death of The Analog Telephone
The analog telephone network has been around for almost 140 years. It has played a major role in communications, both voice and data, as the following infographic by small business telecom research firm Software Advice shows
As of 2020, it is projected that US carriers will no longer have to maintain analog phone networks. In some states, as early as Jan 1, 2017, this legislation will take effect. As of 2030, the last remaining analog telephone line service is planned to be cancelled.
For your business, this means:
You May Need A New Small Business Phone System
Analog POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) lines, PRI (Primary Rate Interface), T1, ISDN are all analog connections. These will need to be replaced by a SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) connection, which is a protocol that allows for your phones or phone system to route voice over the Internet, VoIP.
If your phone system does not support SIP, you will need a new system. Hosted PBX, hosted voice or cloud PBX, which are some of the names it’s commonly called, is where the phone system is hosted in the cloud or data center and the end-user phones connect over the Internet to the remote phone system. There is very little, if any, hardware in the office.
Faxing Will Convert to IP or Die
Today, faxing relies heavily on the analog network. Fax over Internet (FoIP) is where the analog connection is converted to digital, IP, and routed over the Internet. It has proven to be very unreliable in most cases, except where there are no network latency issues or packet loss.
The long term solution is to eliminate the fax machine altogether, if possible, by using a scanner, email, drop-box or other digital document transmission.
Credit Card Processing, Emergency Phones and Alarm Lines Will Change
Since credit card transactions, alarm lines and emergency phones, such as elevator phones, are all dependant on analog connections, they will need to convert to an IP connection. Credit card machines will need to be replaced with ones that communicate over the Internet.
The FOA Reference For Fiber Optics – OLANs- Fiber Optic LANs
Optical LANs have been around since the mid-1980s but in the last few years they have benefited from the worldwide move to install fiber to the home. With over 100 million FTTH subscribers, FTTH has become a market driven by the economies of scale and costs have plummeted. It did not take long for designers to understand that FTTH, especially as used in multi-dwelling units, was similar to typical LANs. Much as LANs based on telco PBX architectures became the first standard for LANs, telco FTTH architectures, especially PONs (passive optical networks), are being adopted for the next generation of LANs. Here you will find some history and an explanation of how this new generation of telco architecture is being widely adopted.
Source: The FOA Reference For Fiber Optics – OLANs- Fiber Optic LANs
Become A Freelance IT Technician
Part Time Freelance Technicians In Southern California Areas:
Santa Barbara County, Kern County, Ventura County
Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County, Riverside County, San Diego County and Imperial County.
Job Sites: Commercial/Retail
Pay Structure: Hourly
The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical aptitude, Good problem-solving skills, Attention to detail and good Customer Service. Must be able to work comfortably on a ladder with various electronic items such as; Flat Screen TVs, Security Cameras, Pulling cables and working with basic hand tools.
Below is a list of suggested work experience for this opportunity.
Needed Tools/Skills:
Minimum 1 years working with Data products and services such as DSL Modems, Installation of switches and routers (Configuration experience not necessary).
Minimum 1 years installing phone services such as Land Lines (POTs)
Minimum 1 years Install and troubleshoot video media over Coax Cable.
Termination of phone jacks and data jacks via 568B standards
Must have reliable transportation, Laptop, Smartphone and all tools necessary for the installation and troubleshooting of phone and data cabling. (But set, Toner, Punch down tool etcetera)
Good communication and organizational skills along with neat and orderly work.
email Adrian at:
Adrian@HomeRunInstall.com
RESOURCES:
This is the Animated CompTIA Network+ Certification Training Video Course N10-006 from PowerCert. Topics Include:
- Topologies: 00:08
- Connectors: 7:49
- Cable Standards: 15:50
- Firewalls: 23:35
- Wiring Standards: 30:38
- Media Types: 34:03
- Network Components: 39:26
- Wireless Technologies: 51:32
- MAC Address: 54:07
- OSI Model: 55:30
- IP Address: 59:46
- Subnetting: 1:46:09
- IP Addressing
- Methods: 1:16:56
- TCP/IP Protocol
- Suites: 1:24:38
- Ports: 1:37:30
- Networking Services: 1:35:55
- Routing Protocols: 1:47:36
- WAN Technologies: 1:55:55
- Network Types: 2:06:58
- Remote Access Protocols & Services: 2:12:09
- Authentication Protocols: 2:19:34
- Networking Tools & Safety: 2:23:03
- Cloud & Virtualization: 2:35:04
- Wiring Distribution: 2:45:24
- VLAN & Intranet / Extranet: 2:49:44
- Optimization & Fault Tolerance: 2:52:34
- Security Protocols: 3:03:45
- SOHO Routers: 3:07:26
- Network Utilities: 3:19:22
- Networking Issues: 3:32:13
- Troubleshooting Steps: 3:41:52
Whether you’re exploring technology as a career field or have already taken the first steps, you may still be wondering if IT is right for you. We’ve put together a short career assessment tool to help you see if your personality and preferences are a good fit for an IT career.
https://certification.comptia.org/why-certify/is-it-right-for-you
Structured Cabling
“Plug n Play”. Voice, Video and Data ready…We get it done!!