Top 3 Reasons You Need a Service Contract
Service contracts aren’t a necessary evil; they’re a necessity. Learn why you need a service contract from your smart building device vendor.
Optigo Networks Strengthens Leadership Team
January 24, 2023, Vancouver, Canada – Optigo Networks Inc. (“Optigo Networks”) today announced changes to its leadership team. Joel Schuster, previously Optigo Networks’ COO and General Counsel, has been appointed CEO, and co-founder Ping Yao, previously Optigo Networks’ CEO, has been appointed CTO. Additionally, Jim Whalen, SVP, Chief Information and Technology Officer of BXP, has […]
Why should you be an IT partner?
By Kevin Callahan, Product Evangelist at Alerton, and Pook-Ping Yao, CEO at Optigo Networks Decades ago, BACnet changed the business model for our industry. It replaced the totally homogenous, closed, single-vendor buildings with fully open, mixed, multi-vendor systems. While this fragmented the industry and introduced challenges in vendor management, it also gave us an array […]
DEMO: Router Management in OneView
Optigo Connect has long been a powerful solution for Operational Technology (OT) network management. Optigo’s line of networking products, controlled through Optigo OneView, meets OT’s needs for security and scalability while keeping it simple for the building and facility managers who run it all. With router management, the newest addition to the Optigo family, you can […]
IP in the Age of Action
By Kevin Callahan, Product Evangelist Alerton, and Pook-Ping Yao, CEO at Optigo Networks The Internet of Things (IoT) is here and has been for a while. Is now the time for building systems to move to IP? Realistically, MS/TP isn’t disappearing anytime soon. There are plenty of buildings both new and old that currently run […]
Crash course on making the most of Advanced Reports
Visual BACnet’s Advanced Reports are a fantastic addition to your service offerings, and a great way to keep your network updates on track. You can use them to: Communicate the site’s status with your customer win new jobs on sites with bad network health track and document your progress on a site and pre-screen projects […]
How to design Optigo Connect Spectra
What’s the problem with a “one-size fits all” solution? It usually fits nothing. That’s why Optigo Connect networks are highly customizable and adaptive. With a wide variety of ways to alter the network design, Optigo can support all different building types. Whether you’re working on a high-rise, a building with a wide footprint (e.g. data […]
Introduction to Power over Ethernet
Power over Ethernet (PoE) has long been linked with IP cameras, VoIP phones, and the like. Increasingly, though, the technology’s being adopted in more areas of traditional building automation. There’s even talk that PoE will drive the smart buildings of the future. Your building might already have lighting controls and fixtures, access control systems, and […]
Optigo Connect: Now for Every Building Project
Optigo Connect has long been a full-scale solution for large commercial buildings, from stadiums to high-rises and data centers. Now, we’re supporting all Operational Technology (OT) networks, both big and small, new and retrofit. Our latest release, Optigo Connect HybridTM, is available for copper, single-mode fiber, multi-mode fiber, and mixed cabling networks, making Optigo Connect […]
Project with MR Soluciones is a Landmark for new technology
A new-build project is always an exciting opportunity to design a forward-thinking network from the ground up. While retrofit projects are a chance to revitalize an established system, new buildings are a completely blank slate. We were intrigued to work on The Landmark, our fourth joint project with MR Soluciones. This sophisticated mixed-use high-rise in […]
