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How to Prevent Equipment Damage in Your Telecom Infrastructure

Both poor and excessive maintenance are waste in your operation. You owe it to your coworkers, your users, and yourself to balance maintenance tasks correctly.

Stop Wasting Your Budget on Poor and Inefficient Infrastructure Maintenance

There are four major categories of profit-eating problems in your network: Poor & Inefficient Infrastructure Maintenance, Equipment Damage, Service-Affecting Outages, and Wasteful Power Consumption In this article, let's take a deep dive into the first of the four.

How to Set Up a Remote Propane Tank Monitor System

We all know how disastrous network downtime is to your organization. The remote monitoring of LP fuel tanks can be vital to your network, especially at unmanned sites.

The Benefits of Using a Custom Infrastructure Product

We're no strangers to custom infrastructure equipment at DPS. Most of this falls under our "remote monitoring equipment" umbrella, but some of it is more general IT infrastructure gear. No matter what sort of infrastructure project you have on your plate, custom products can be tremendously helpful and actually reduce costs.

How to Choose the Best Cell Tower Site Monitoring and Automation

A cell site is a perfect example of facility that absolutely demands remote monitoring technology. Cell sites are generally located in remote areas. Even in urban locations, no one is stationed there regularly. Learn how to select the best possible monitoring and automation RTU for facilities like these.

Siskiyou Telephone Monitors Cabinets and Lines Against Bear, Bird, and Wildfire Threats using T/Mon

Siskiyou Telephone is a family-run business that has been proudly serving Western Siskiyou County for over 125 years. They now have 7 telephone exchanges in the county, and offer internet packages and long distance calling plans to their customers as

Remote Site Security: How to Keep Your Unmanned Gear Safe

Remote Site Security: How to Keep Your Unmanned Equipment Safe Remote site security is just as important as infrastructure security. There are many good reasons to invest in an effective security system for your remote telecom sites. Most of them can

How a State DOT Monitors its Communication Sites and Trailers

I just returned from a trip to visit 5 different DPS clients. The 5 clients covered most of the range of DPS clients, from a small rural telephone company to large government agencies. I also visited the state's Department of Transportation to learn what they think about DPS gear and how they use it to remotely monitor sites and trailers.

Monitoring Door and Panic Button Alarm System for a Casino

I'm currently working on a surveillance project with a casino in Iowa. We frequently furnish casinos for their surveillance and security needs. If you're thinking about implementing, improving, and/or expanding a surveillance monitoring system, it might

Buying a Data Center Monitoring System

When considering the purchase of a data center monitoring system for asset management, there are several things to look for. This is a system that's supposed to last 10 years or more, so it's a purchase decision that you'll want to get right.