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Commercial grade cellular

connectivity for home, travel

home, the company rapidly designed
and deployed OptConnect Home Office,
bundling together the hardware, software
and services needed to stay connected,
Vanderkraak recalled.
Secure connectivity in a box

OptConnect sells its products and services
exclusively through its authorized reseller
ptConnect, a managed wireless services pro- channels, Vanderkraak stated. The
vider, released OptConnect Home Office, a company's partners include payment processors, merchant
portable, end-to-end solution designed to pro- acquirers and third-party service providers.
O vide commercial grade connectivity to home-
based and traveling professionals. The multifaceted, adapt- The OptConnect Home Office solution is ready to use out of
able solution includes everything needed for connecting the box, Vanderkraak added. In addition to providing cost-
home and transportable offices to the internet, company effective short-term and immediate internet connectivity,
representatives stated. its redundant design is tailored to help users maintain
uninterrupted network coverage.
Wayne Vanderkraak, vice president of sales at OptConnect,
pointed out that OptConnect Home Office can help The service's built-in firewall can be managed and upgraded
professionals stay securely connected while on the go and remotely through OptConnect Summit, a management
working from home. The month-to-month subscription portal. The end-to-end package includes the OptConnect
service is an ideal short-term solution for executives who neo, which is a 4G commercial-grade router; 10 GB data
are working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, plan with Verizon; paddle antennas; Ethernet cable; power
he stated. adapter; and a quick start guide.
"OptConnect Home Office is uniquely provisioned for "All OptConnect Home Office users have private IP
critical business use," OptConnect Home Office provides addresses; agreements are month-to-month and all-
networking essentials," Vanderkraak said. "It boosts inclusive," Vanderkraak said. "The solution includes
unreliable internet speeds in low-coverage areas and hardware, high-speed connectivity and everything needed
provides fully secure encrypted messaging." to securely transact and communicate."
A timely solution

Vanderkraak also mentioned that he has seen high demand
for secure network communications, devices and resources
in the current business environment. "In the first few days
of the global business shutdown, people ran to local Verizon
and AT&T stores to pick up jet packs," he said. "Business
grade jet packs ran out almost immediately."

OptConnect Home Office is specifically designed for
commercial environments; its safeguards limit usage to
business-related tasks, Vanderkraak noted. "Users can
access email, CRMs and Slack, but not YouTube or Zoom Company: OptConnect
calls," he said. "We enable essential workers to contact Product: OptConnect Home Office
mobile testing facilities and help medical personnel
transmit data on laptops and testing devices." Website: www.optconnect.com
When OptConnect's authorized resellers and channel Contact: sales@optconnect.com
partners asked if they could take their OptConnect devices