Companies are facing added difficulty staying connected to work-from-home employees in remote areas, where internet services can be slow and at times patchy
By Angus Loten Close Angus Loten July 2, 2020 3:11 pm ET , technology executives and analysts say.
Newsletter Sign-up CIO Journal The Morning Download delivers daily insights and news on business technology from the CIO Journal team.Despite this, across the country home internet and wireless connectivity has largely withstood the surge in traffic after companies sent workers home amid statewide lockdowns.
A recent state-by-state analysis of download speeds by HighSpeedInternet.com, a website that compares internet service providers, reported speeds below the national average of 59.5 megabits per second in Arkansas, Mississippi, South Dakota, Idaho and Maine, among other states. Making matters worse, he added, many households tend to use their internet service provider’s Wi-Fi routers, which aren’t “necessarily the best and fastest.”
Other options can be too costly, such as providing employees with advanced networking hardware or paying for dedicated lines, analysts said.Micron Technology Inc., an Idaho-based computer chip maker, in March began taking steps to support remote-work capabilities for roughly 3,500 employees living in and around Boise, said Anand Bahl, the company’s CIO and corporate vice president.
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