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At Advanced Communications, we strive to be the one-stop technology solution for small to medium sized businesses. Advanced Communications offers digital and VOIP phone systems, data networking, infrastructure design and implementation, surveillance systems among...
Cable vs. Wireless Networks
Before you decide which to use, cable or wireless, you should consider a few important facts: Cost. The price is always a big question for networks. Cable networks require Ethernet cables, hubs, switches and in some cases routers. All this equipment is fairly...
Why Hire an IP Communications Consultant?
We have all witnessed the convergence of major technologies in the last decade. Telephones, fax machines, texting, Internet surfing, entertainment, and eCommerce are now one big technology. When it comes to equipping our business with communication devices, many of us...
How safe is your company’s data?
Most companies rely on some sort of critical data to operate. For some there's technology data, for others it's customer information. It could be accounting data, or order tracking data, or whatever. The question is - How safe is that data? Some businesses do backups...
Telephone Etiquette
There are four important parts of a proper phone conversation, a greeting, tone, listening, permission and closing. Your greeting should begin by thanking the caller for calling or taking your call. Then, introducing your business and yourself, this will not only...
Leasing Telecommunications Equipment
When your company decides it's time to purchase a new telephone system or related devices, you basically have two choices; buy or lease. Leasing telecommunications equipment is is actually the smarter choice and is made by thousands of companies each year. According...
Building a small office network
Building a small office network starts with a foundation of switches and routers. It's important to understand the difference between switches and routers and to develop a clear vision for what your network foundation needs. The Difference Between Switches and Routers...
A Quick History of the Bell Laboratory
Bell Laboratories was founded by Alexander Graham Bell. It is the research and development subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent. Its headquarters is in Murray Hill, New Jersey, but it has facilities throughout the world. In 1925, Western Electric Research Laboratories and...