Cisco Archives - Alamon

Business Wi-Fi: Set It and Forget It?

Alamon — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 21:56:01 +0000

Like most things in life, periodic maintenance and inspection is required to keep networks running at peak performance.

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The First Choice in Last Mile FTTH Services

Alamon — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 12:23:54 +0000

THE FIRST CHOICE FOR LAST MILE FTTH INSTALLATION SERVICES

Streamline the service delivery phase of your broadband deployment with expert assistance from Alamon’s trained FTTH teams.

THE FIRST CHOICE FOR LAST MILE FTTH INSTALLATION SERVICES

Streamline the service delivery phase of your broadband deployment with expert assistance from Alamon’s trained FTTH teams.

ALAMON FTTH INSTALLATION SERVICES

The Importance of Last Mile Skills and Experience.

byAlamon/January 12, 2023/inBroadband Deployment Services News

Within the last mile of your broadband deployment, the majority of installation challenges await you. Each individual access point presents its own environmental and existing infrastructure obstacles that can hinder the efficiency of your operation. Reliable and repeatable deployment of the last legs of an install is a huge difference maker when it comes to making or breaking the profitability of your project.

Alamon’s expert FTTH teams specialize in this final phase of your network’s deployment, and are equipped with the tools and training to cope with the complexity and unpredictability of last mile work.

Make a wise investment toward driving the profitability and efficiency of your deployment and choose Alamon. Our technicians:

- Minimize the amount of time spent on each installation.
- Minimize the amount of material waste.
- Deliver a superior experience for your subscribers.

FTTH INSTALLATION | AERIAL & BURIED DROP PLACEMENT | FIBER SPLICING & TESTING

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ALAMON TEAMS ARE TRAINED IN CUSTOMER SERVICE

Build more than just your infrastructure.

As an established infrastructure services provider, we know the technical and safety parts of our jobs inside and out, but we also understand how outstanding service makes a great impression on your customers.

Our FTTH installation teams combine technical proficiency with good people skills to make a lasting impact on your subscribers. We work to make sure they’re thrilled with your service, because happy customers are your best advocates.

At Alamon, we’re not only helping you build your infrastructure. We’re helping you build the future of your business.

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Trusted by the best.

By producing consistently excellent outcomes for clients for nearly five decades, Alamon has earned the opportunity to partner with Fortune 500 companies and the nation’s largest service providers. From AT&T and Avangrid on one end of the alphabet, to T-Mobile and Verizon on the other, Alamon is trusted with the networks of industry leaders because we deliver results.

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Last Mile FTTH Installation Services

SERVICE DROPS

Directional Drilling
Trenching
Aerial Self Support

FTTH/FTTP INSTALLATION

NID / ONT Installation
Riser Guard
Micro Fiber
Micro Duct

STRUCTURED CABLING

Fiber
Cat 5/6
Coax
Audio/Video/Data

FIBER SPLICING AND TESTING

Fusion
Mechanical

BROADBAND INSTALLATION

Commercial
Enterprise
MDU
Residential

END-USER SUPPORT

Customer Premise Equipment Installation
Customer Education
Emergency Service Restoration

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Alamon Wireless UCLA Parking Services Project

Alamon — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:26:22 +0000

Alamon Replaces Light Standards on UCLA Campus

byAlamon/December 1, 2022/inWireless Services News

Alamon Wireless teams are always up for any challenge. Recently, one of the nation’s leading wireless carriers chose Alamon to replace three existing 26’ light standards with new 40’ light standards on a campus parking structure at UCLA. Working directly with UCLA parking services, Alamon is completing the build with minimal impact to the campus and students.

ABOUT ALAMON WIRELESS SERVICES

Alamon serves the needs of the nation’s top cellular carriers, and provides a wide variety of installation and maintenance services to the wireless industry.

Alamon Tower Climbers are put through an intensive Tower Climbing, Rescue and Rigging Certification classes, possess a CPR-First Aid Certification, OSHA 10 or 30 Hour Certification, RF Awareness Training, Hazcom Certification, LOTO Certs and many more to meet or EXCEED OSHA standards. We also adhere to several GSA, EIA/TIA, FAA, FCC industry standards.

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Veterans Day 2022

Alamon — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 10:54:58 +0000

Alamon honors U.S. military veterans and their families for their sacrifice and bravery. We owe a tremendous debt of gratitude for your selfless service to our country.

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Legacy Hardware is a Hacker’s Paradise

Alamon — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 11:10:00 +0000

FROM THE ALAMON IT TEAM

Legacy Hardware is a Hacker’s Paradise.

byAlamon/November 10, 2022/inEnterprise Technical Services News

IT equipment lifecycles have lengthened with the greater reliability and power of modern computing equipment, but that longevity can come with risk. According to the 2022 Hornetsecurity Ransomware Attacks Analysis, 21% of all ransomware attacks have taken place in the last 12 months!

So, how does this apply to your IT infrastructure? Outdated hardware and network devices can present an irresistible attack surface for bad actors and make your organization an easy target. As emerging threats continue to grow in number and complexity, we must ensure that core network components and user devices are able to cope with increasing security needs.

Bitsight reported that 60% of companies with less than 1000 employees are still running Windows 7 on at least one computer even though the OS was relegated to end-of-life in 2020. With no additional fixes and security updates, these machines are easy targets. Every IT manager should be conducting organizational endpoint audits and equipment replacements or upgrades to mitigate user device risk.

Endpoints aren’t the only vulnerability, though. Core network components like routers, firewalls, VPN appliances, etc. are also directly in the crosshairs of attackers. With increasingly devious attacks from outside the organization, WAN links need to be protected as well. Emerging SDWAN hardware and intelligent security appliances not only allow a better security stance in a dangerous world, but they also allow greater insight into network usage and allow IT departments to better predict and respond to incidents.

Modern attacks like ransomware can destroy your business, and do it quickly. At Alamon, we specialize in helping customers with their network refresh needs. We provide onsite equipment removal and installation services, turn-up assistance, secure equipment disposal and day-1 support to ensure that your business is not only safe, but also productive.

EASY TARGET: Bitsight reported that 60% of companies with less than 1000 employees are still running Windows 7 on at least one computer, even though the OS was relegated to end-of-life in 2020.

Who are we?

Alamon Enterprise Technical Services (ETS) is a network infrastructure services provider specializing in project management, logistics and installation. We serve enterprise corporations throughout the U.S. and deliver projects as simple as possible, but as complex as necessary.

Why Alamon?

Established in 1975, Alamon is an employee-owned company with decades of experience helping some of the nation’s largest utility companies, service providers and Fortune 500 corporations build, manage and maintain their infrastructure.

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The Difference Between EOL and EoSL

Alamon — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 19:20:24 +0000

Understanding the Difference Between EOL and EoSL

byAlamon/September 20, 2022/inEnterprise Technical Services News

As your IT equipment ages, you must seriously think about your replacement strategies. Beyond the significant cost impact (since we all realize that IT equipment is not cheap), the ability of the manufacturer to continue to service enterprise critical equipment plays a large role in the decision tree. You may hear terms like “End-of-Life” (EOL) bantered about, but few people have a clear understanding of what it means.

End Of Life

End of Service Life (EOL) typically means that the manufacturer has decided to discontinue producing a particular product and will cease future development of firmware and post-warranty support but they will likely continue to provide user support of the product. While this means that you will be looking at a change in the future to your IT platform, it doesn’t indicate that your IT equipment is currently at-risk or your network will cease to function.

End of Service Life

End of Service Life (EoSL), on the other hand, is a definite indication that you need to be making some decisions *now* to protect your IT infrastructure, as the manufacturer is letting you know that in addition to ceasing manufacture of the product, they will also cease providing security patches or resolving software compatibility issues and you will also likely start seeing decreased overall system performance.

With the supply chain issues facing the IT marketplace today, it is more critical than ever to stay on top of your migration strategies and get that last mile out of your IT infrastructure. Let the professionals at Alamon-ETS help you. Contact us today to get an evaluation of your current and future needs.

CONTACT ETS

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The Equal Importance of Great Fiber Installation Work and Great Customer Service

Alamon — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 21:39:25 +0000

The Equal Importance of Great Fiber Installation Work and Great Customer Service

byAlamon/August 26, 2022/inBroadband Deployment Services News

Alamon HQ, Kalispell, MT

At Alamon, we’re passionate about the communication technology we work with. If we weren’t, it would be hard to do what we do for as long as we have (47 years and counting).

As internet usage and bandwidth demand has grown exponentially, fiber technology and its virtually unlimited data capacity is replacing outdated copper infrastructure as the delivery method for broadband internet.

A quick rundown of fiber’s many advantages: It’s stronger than copper, faster than copper, has far greater data capacity than copper, and covers longer distances without signal loss.

Fiber uses light to transmit data, so it doesn’t require shielding from electrical interference. This gives those running new fiber the flexibility of being able to install it close to existing transmission lines.

For all its many strengths, fiber becomes most vulnerable when it reaches its destination point at a home or business.

And that’s where Alamon Fiber to the Home Installation Services comes in. Our professional Fiber to the Home (FTTH) installers are experts at making proper splices and ensuring the integrity of all connections during the final phase of installation.

In addition to the physical and technical parts of the job, it’s equally important to work closely with each subscriber and make sure they’re informed and involved in the process. We’re guests in their home, and it’s our job to make the introduction of their new service the best experience it can be.

Our FTTH teams make an assessment of the residence or business and perform the best installation based on each unique location, while following applicable local building and electrical codes. At the same time, we make sure each customer’s specific needs are addressed.

We’re representing our customers to their subscribers, and impressions count. It’s our mission to make the best impression throughout every installation, including during clean-up and as we’re heading down the driveway to the next stop.

About Dan Dennison

Dan has been with Alamon for over 28 years. As Outside Plant Operations Manager, his emphasis on Alamon’s customer-first culture is why our project managers and field technicians consistently generate positive feedback from subscribers and clients.

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Time for Plan B on Catalina Island

Alamon — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 14:59:15 +0000

Time for Plan B on Catalina Island

byAlamon/August 23, 2022/inWireless Services News

Catalina Island, CA

Deploying wireless equipment is sometimes a straightforward process, but there are plenty of times when impromptu problem-solving is required.

Recently, Alamon’s wireless team was hand-selected as the preferred vendor to assure the success of a new build project on Catalina Island.

Our crew lost a tire en route to the site on day one, and determined the road had become impassable since the pre construction phase of the job. There’s always a deadline to meet, so the team wasted no time coming up with plan B.

Plan B involved coordinating and securing approval for UTV use, and setting up another barge delivery.

Our team’s ability to adapt and adjust as necessary led to the completion of the site, getting it integration ready in the project’s original two-week timeframe.

About Alamon Wireless Services

Alamon serves the needs of the nation’s top cellular carriers, and provides a wide variety of installation and maintenance services to the wireless industry.

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Protect Your Data with Secure IT Asset Disposition Services

Alamon — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 19:15:35 +0000

Protect Your Data with Secure IT Asset Disposition Services

byAlamon/August 24, 2022/inEnterprise Technical Services News

Alamon HQ, Kalispell, MT

Alamon ETS offers a wide variety of IT asset disposition (ITAD) and electronics recycling services ranging from data destruction and asset recovery to decommissioning and tailored solutions, either on-site at your facility or in-house at ours. Some of the most frequently used services include:

Decommissioning
IT Asset Disposition
Data Destruction
Recycling

Failure to properly dispose of IT equipment can have serious consequences for your data, the environment, and your brand reputation. Our custody of your sensitive data hardware is meticulously documented, and a detailed list of items collected and handled will be provided along with a certificate of destruction upon completion. Go the extra step with ETS Secure ITAD services with a program that includes secure recycling, remarketing and destroying retired IT assets that are no longer of use in a sustainable manner.

Read more about our ITAD services and get a free quote HERE.

About Alamon Enterprise Technical Services

Enterprise Technical Services (ETS) is a network infrastructure services provider specializing in project management, logistics and installation. We serve enterprise corporations throughout the U.S., and deliver projects as simple as possible, but as complex as necessary.

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Safety by Choice, Not by Chance

Alamon — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 15:22:51 +0000

Safety by Choice, Not by Chance

byAlamon/July 28, 2022/inSafety News, Wireless Services News

Alamon HQ, Kalispell, MT

The nation’s leading cellular carriers rely on Alamon technicians to install and maintain their equipment every day, and our skilled wireless teams spend more than their fair share of time scaling towers as part of their weekly routine.

There’s never a time on any job where safety isn’t important, but when most of your work involves being suspended from a tower hundreds of feet in the air, strict adherence to safety regulations is especially critical.

Alamon’s Safety Supervisor Jessica Hansen and two wireless veterans (Technical Specialist Travis Hansen and Tower Crew Foreman Mark Mertz) recently completed a week-long tower climbing and rigging training course at Pacific Safety Solutions in Vista, CA, and renewed their climbing and rigging certifications.

“I loved it,” Jessica said.

“The training was excellent, and we were required to demonstrate skills with all aspects of climbing and rigging, including techniques for self rescue and rescuing others.”

After executing the necessary climbing and rigging techniques, the Alamon trainees were required to also show they have the knowledge to effectively teach others.

Jessica says Alamon places safety at the very top of the priority list.

“We put all climbers through a five-day program, and we pay for the training. You just can’t do this kind of work without a huge commitment to safety.”

With the industry’s current surge in 5G hardware deployment, the number of new Alamon tower climbers increases every week – and new hires are thoroughly trained and tested before heading into the field.

If you’re looking for work in the wireless industry, Alamon Wireless Services has great opportunities for you. Discover a career working with the latest wireless technology, for a company that places the highest priority on your safety. Browse our job openings HERE.

About Alamon Wireless Services

Alamon serves the needs of the nation’s top cellular carriers, and provides a wide variety of installation and maintenance services to the wireless industry.

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Alamon Wireless Services Supports Major Cellular Carrier for MLB All-Star Game 2022

Alamon — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 18:07:43 +0000

Alamon wireless teams are busy setting up temporary cell sites to support fans attending the MLB All-Star game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Battery Testing and Installation for a Military Installation

Alamon — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 18:10:47 +0000

Battery Testing and Installation… for a Military Installation

byAlamon/July 6, 2022/inDC Power Services News

Ridgecrest, CA

Alamon performs a variety of professional DC Power Services for all kinds of projects, and one of the more interesting and successful ones recently took place at a military installation 150 miles north of Los Angeles in the Western Mojave Desert.

Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake sits 2,400 feet above sea level in California’s high desert. The Navy and Marine Corps have developed or tested nearly every significant airborne weapon system in the past five decades at this 1.1 million acre facility, which features over 20,000 square miles of controlled airspace.

As you might expect at a site where cutting edge weapons systems are tested and evaluated for the U.S. Department of Defense, communications is a high priority.

Enter Alamon. As a highly regarded DC Power Services provider, Alamon supplies annual battery inspections for NAWS China Lake, working through telecom contractor Dawson Communications.

Eight remote telecom buildings across the facility handle various communications tasks related to demolitions, radar, weaponry, security and more. Each is equipped with battery backups.

Following one of the regularly scheduled inspections that included conductance and heat tests, the batteries were approaching the end of their useful lifespan. Alamon’s Jason Holling reported back to the client with a recommendation to replace the batteries.

Following the bid review process, Alamon was awarded the battery replacement work and quickly got to work once the batteries were delivered.

Holling explains, “the main site had 23 batteries at 465 lbs apiece, and there were two strings, so 46 batteries at that weight. And when you work in the high desert at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, you get every kind of adverse weather possible. It was hot. It was cold. It was windy. And when the wind blows there, it’s literally sandblasting your vehicle,” he said.

13 days later the project wrapped successfully, with all batteries replaced throughout the eight sites.

According to Holling, “the best testament to the quality of our work was that it was put to the test right away, and passed with flying colors.”

The last scheduled battery readings prior to the replacement project had revealed two months of battery life remaining. Holling had correctly ID’d the problem and the time frame.

Shortly after finishing the remote sites and installing one new string into the main site, there was a complete power outage on the base for six hours, caused by the entire grid in the nearby city of Ridgecrest going down.

How did the system perform? Perfectly.

“Everyone was very happy, and the base’s security crew was particularly pleased,” says Holling.

“Normally, during an outage they lose communications, and no communications means no security, so they have to lock the gates.”

Not this time. Even though the new system was still not 100 percent installed, all telecom sites stayed operational throughout the outage.

Why Choose Alamon?

“We have the people, the knowledge and the tools,” says Holling.

“This project went well because we had a testing schedule that kept us up-to-date with the status of the batteries. We could anticipate the trouble before it happened. We got ahead of it.”

Holling says if he could give one piece of advice for others, it would be to maintain a regular testing & inspection program for your DC power sites.

“VRLA (Valve-Regulated Lead-Acid) batteries need to be inspected and operated every three months, minimum. A lot of people don’t know what good battery maintenance requirements are. We always share this information with customers so they get the best life from their DC power investment.”

When you’re deciding which contractor to talk to about your DC power needs, talk to the company that provided top tier service for one of the Navy’s most important weapons testing facilities.

Tell me more about Alamon.

NAWS China Lake is the Navy’s largest single landholding, representing 85 percent of the Navy’s land for RDAT&E use and 38 percent of the Navy’s land holdings worldwide. In total, its two ranges and main site cover more than 1.1 million acres, an area larger than the state of Rhode Island (data courtesy https://cnrsw.cnic.navy.mil).

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Cisco Archives - Alamon

Business Wi-Fi: Set It and Forget It?

The First Choice in Last Mile FTTH Services

THE FIRST CHOICE FOR LAST MILE FTTH INSTALLATION SERVICES

THE FIRST CHOICE FOR LAST MILE FTTH INSTALLATION SERVICES

The Importance of Last Mile Skills and Experience.

Build more than just your infrastructure.

Trusted by the best.

Last Mile FTTH Installation Services

SERVICE DROPS

FTTH/FTTP INSTALLATION

STRUCTURED CABLING

FIBER SPLICING AND TESTING

BROADBAND INSTALLATION

END-USER SUPPORT

GET A QUOTE

Alamon Wireless UCLA Parking Services Project

Alamon Replaces Light Standards on UCLA Campus

ABOUT ALAMON WIRELESS SERVICES

Veterans Day 2022

Legacy Hardware is a Hacker’s Paradise

Legacy Hardware is a Hacker’s Paradise.

Who are we?

Why Alamon?

Get a Quote

Schedule a Consultation

The Difference Between EOL and EoSL

Understanding the Difference Between EOL and EoSL

End Of Life

End of Service Life

The Equal Importance of Great Fiber Installation Work and Great Customer Service

The Equal Importance of Great Fiber Installation Work and Great Customer Service

About Dan Dennison

Time for Plan B on Catalina Island

Time for Plan B on Catalina Island

About Alamon Wireless Services

Protect Your Data with Secure IT Asset Disposition Services

Protect Your Data with Secure IT Asset Disposition Services

About Alamon Enterprise Technical Services

Safety by Choice, Not by Chance

Safety by Choice, Not by Chance

About Alamon Wireless Services

Alamon Wireless Services Supports Major Cellular Carrier for MLB All-Star Game 2022

Battery Testing and Installation for a Military Installation

Battery Testing and Installation… for a Military Installation

Why Choose Alamon?

Tell me more about Alamon.