A hybrid work model has changed how businesses operate. The flexibility supports a blend of in-office, remote, and on-the-go workers; offering employees and entrepreneurs the autonomy to choose how, when and where to work. This ‘digital nomad’ philosophy, however, comes with its own challenges; a high-speed, reliable internet service being the prime one. Staying connected - if your home or your office is in the 'middle of nowhere' - is where a hybrid internet connection becomes your BFF.
Just because you don’t live in a bustling city hub, it should not affect your output and should not restrict the location of your business. Hybrid work is clearly the way forward for multiple industries and leveraging that is all down to a hybrid internet connection - one of the most significant advancements in internet technology.
Simply put, the answer is the questions "What is Hybrid Internet?', lies in the title. ‘Hybrid’ internet combines two or more types of internet connections. The two common aspects are fiber optic and wireless connectivity. Blending these two methods provides reliable, uninterrupted bandwidth, particularly in underserved areas.
In cities, fiber connectivity has become the norm. This is because the density of customers is high which makes fiber networks economically viable. Remote areas generally do not benefit from fiber ISPs (as users are often just too far apart), which makes a wireless connection the innovative missing link in a long chain of connectivity that makes up the global internet.
This ‘last mile’ of wireless connectivity gives you uninterrupted high-speed internet connectivity where there previously was none. (And this is where an ISP such as Desert Winds is ‘breaking ground’).
But that does not mean that your connection excludes fiber. Almost all ISP networks rely on fiber connectivity - whether it is in the ‘first mile’ (international connectivity), ‘middle mile’ (national connectivity) or ‘last mile’ (final connection to your home) if you live in a densely populated city.
Fiber is also used within cities from metropolitan ring networks as fiber to the home (FTTH). These networks are costly to set up but are able to carry vast amounts of data traffic. National and metropolitan networks are structured around nodes or hub sites, and from these hubs to homes in the city. The flipside? They are limited to specific locations where customers are concentrated, making it difficult to reach more rural or remote areas which are spread out over a larger radius.
The combination of these two technologies is an efficient way to secure a reliable, robust and fast internet, enabling you to set up your business/home office ‘far from the madding crowd’. (Thomas Hardy would be impressed!).
The introduction of remote or hybrid working has seen a huge move of city dwellers to the countryside. This ‘diaspora’ has elevated the return to a simple lifestyle but without compromising modern connectivity. A hybrid connection is a perfect WORK | LIFE balance solution offering individuals and businesses the flexibility and versatility they crave.
A rural or underserved location now becomes a welcome and legitimate option to keep working or studying and still access online resources - without interruption and at speed - from home or a country town coffee shop.
The reliability and fast internet speed supplied by a hybrid technology connection means businesses can operate from remote areas or have employees working productively from home in such areas. Internet speed is not interrupted and neither is the work output from employees. (A win-win scenario for all connected parties).
Desert Winds has seen the gap in the market and is grouping its expertise to build towers that connect to a city’s fiber hubs and use microwave technology to bring a wireless connection to you - that last mile - where, until recently, a fast internet service was not available.
Being stranded in the middle of nowhere is becoming a thing of the past with Desert Winds HIFi internet infrastructure rolling out in underserved and rural areas in Washington.
If you now understand, "What is Hybrid Internet?", have a dream to relocate to the countryside, start your business in a remote area, or simply demand the best available internet in your area, now you can, thanks to Desert Winds.
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