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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 17 M A R C H 7 , 2 0 1 6 deploying the initial capital in areas where we have the greatest chance of getting a return on that investment. In the fi rst year, you are still 'proving out' your place in the market. We feel that we've done that now. In order to extend the service into the more rural communities, service demand is important. You know, it's great for us to talk about extending service to some parts of unincorporated Maine because there are two dozen people that need it. But, will all of them purchase service, or just one of them? So we need to quantify the demand. MB: Your recently launched a free downtown municipal Wi-Fi network in Camden. How did you accomplish that? MF: Key businesses in the local business commu- nity see tremendous value in providing Wi-Fi as a community amenity for guests and people visiting Camden. at's one reason. e second reason: If you own a restaurant or a bar or a retail shop, providing Internet service and a Wi-Fi network that you are paying for and maintaining on your own is an extra cost and liability to your core business. If that can be provided by a third party, and if it's very fast, reliable and you don't have to support and maintain it, it's a true benefi t to your business. MB: What can you tell us about the ultra-high-speed business service you also launched in Camden? MF: Because we had established connectivity and a tower location in the center of Camden, we're also able to deploy an ultra-high-speed business service that is the fastest symmetrical wireless network 162 Main St., Freeport, ME • (207) 865-9377 info@harraseeketinn.com • harraseeketinn.com Professional Facilities With A Personal Touch Freeport, Maine's Premier Meeting Space and Hotel Did you hire an IT staff to put out fires or to build your business? Is your IT staff the last to leave every day? What is your IT staff's bandwidth to handle projects? How badly do you want to shorten lead times on IT projects? Rate your confidence in your hacker security from 1 – 10, with 10 being "bring it on!" What if everything on your server was deleted right now? Wish you could double your IT staff? Does your IT staff wish they were twice as big? Your IT might be secure, but is it strategic? Does your IT department give you a competitive advantage? How do you measure project efficiency? What projects is your IT staff working on this very minute? Are they fixing? Or are they building? Is your IT staff playing offense or defense? What's the last innovation your IT staff came up with? What is your IT team's keep to build project ratio? Fast. Talented. Inexpensive. Pick two. I don't know if these are the right 3 choices? Would you hire out your IT staff as consultants? How many of your IT projects in the last 6 months have gone over budget, over time? How Confident are you in your DR/BC ( disaster recovery/business continuity ) plan or position? Tools, People, Process do you have what you need to efficiently support IT infrastructure? Tools, People Process… Do you have what you need from your managed service provider? Did you hire an IT staff to put out fires or to build your business? Is your IT staff the last to leave every day? What is your IT staff's bandwidth to handle projects? How badly do you want to shorten lead times on IT projects? Rate your confidence, 1-10, with 10 being full-on, bring-it-on, in your hacker security. What if everything on your servers were deleted right now? Wish you could double your IT staff? Does your IT staff wish they were twice as big? Your IT might be secure, but is it strategic? Does your IT department give you a competitive advantage? How do you measure project efficiency? What projects is your IT staff working on this very minute? Are they fixing? Or are they building? Is your IT staff playing offense or defense? What's the last innovation your IT Did you hire an IT staff to put out fires or to build your business? Is your IT staff the last to leave every day? What is your IT staff's bandwidth to handle projects? How badly do you want to shorten lead times on IT projects? Rate your confidence in your hacker security from 1 – 10, with 10 being "bring it on!" What if everything on your server was deleted right now? Wish you could double your IT staff? Does your IT staff wish they were twice as big? Your IT might be secure, but is it strategic? Does your IT department give you a competitive advantage? How do you measure project efficiency? What projects is your IT staff working on this very minute? Are they fixing? Or are they building? Is your IT staff playing offense or defense? What's the last innovation your IT staff came up with? What is your IT team's keep to build project ratio? Fast. Talented. Inexpensive. Pick two. I don't know if these are the right 3 choices? Would you hire out your IT staff as You Have Dozens of IT Questions. We Have An Answer for Every Single One of Them. 207.772.3199 syseng.com Fixed 4G LTE advanced high-speed wireless Internet S O U R C E : Redzone Wireless operating in the state of Maine with symmetrical speeds of up to 200 megabits per second. at is 20 times the ConnectME standard for broadband and it's the level of performance that can serve any busi- ness at any level — cloud computing, digital media production, HD video … there's virtually no industry that we can think of that could not be supported at this level of network speed and performance. MB: What about the Portland initiative, which is expanding your in-town capacity and extending coverage into Deering, Back Bay and West End neighborhoods? MF: We have tripled coverage by adding two addi- tional towers. at means three times the coverage and three times the capacity of what we originally launched, because we were rapidly approaching full utilization of our fi rst deployment. James McCarThy, Mainebiz senior writer, can be reached at JmccarThy @ mainebiz.biz and @ JamesMainebiz REDZONE WIRELESS TOWER 4G WIRELESS ROUTER SMARTPHONE TABLET SMART TV WIRED COMPUTER

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