VNOC Network Operations Center Your network is your backbone. Protect it with NOC Services. Frustrated by missed KPIs, slow response times, and generic one-size-fits-all service? Vantage Point’s VNOC can help. Our NOC isn’t cookie-cutter. We tailor our monitoring, reporting, and escalation processes to your unique environment, ensuring compatibility and optimal performance. Customizable dashboards and reports … Read more
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It’s time for action – for BEAD, and beyond The industry is buzzing about the recently released NOFO for upcoming BEAD funding. But beyond the buzz, it’s time for action. Our guidance here is twofold: First, for BEAD specifically. Second, a more strategic view of ALL funding programs. BEAD Funding: What to do Now Your … Read more
In October 2022, a group of Vantage Point staff volunteered for a trip to Uganda with an organization called AsOne Ministries. Among other initiatives, part of this trip centered on installing a Wi-Fi network at an AsOne High School and the organization’s headquarters. Larry Thompson and Andy Deinert led this project with the help of … Read more
Across the country and throughout the month, Vantage Point hit the trails and the treadmills for the annual FRS Virtual 5K Rural Run. Dozens of staff (and families!) participated, and Vantage Point was a proud sponsor of this great tradition. Check out our highlights here!
Elections must be made by September 29, 2023. On August 30, 2023, the FCC released the official Enhanced A-CAM offers to eligible carriers. Carriers must elect whether to accept the Enhanced A-CAM offer by September 29, 2023. On July 24, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released its Enhanced A-CAM Order giving legacy high-cost support … Read more
Vantage Point’s Executive Placement team is pleased to share the successful conclusion of the recent search completed for Keystone Communications. Learn more about Vantage Point’s executive services here. KEYSTONE, IA, August 15, 2023 Keystone Communication’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce it has named Mitch Kuhn as its new General Manager effective August 2023. … Read more
Fiber for the Future Vantage Point Solutions is looking forward to catching up with fiber broadband providers across the county while we gather in Nashville. Here are key areas Vantage Point is focused on ahead of Fiber Connect: Permitting & Environmental With supply chain and workforce concerns, no project can afford delays from permitting issues. … Read more
Vantage Point’s Environmental & Cultural Resources Team Continues to Grow Vantage Point Solutions applauds Lina Ramirez, MA and Justin Fleetwood, MS on their recent acceptance to the Register of Professional Archeologists. Lina was accepted in February 2022; Justin was accepted in April. Both are archeologists on Vantage Point’s Environmental & Cultural Resource team. Their acceptance … Read more
Grants from Next Level Connect Program will help serve more than 10,000 locations. Vantage Point Solutions’ Broadband Funding team has done it again, helping secure nearly $50 million in grants for rural broadband providers in Indiana. The recently announced awards for Round 3 of the Indiana Next Level Connections Grants include 31 individual awards to … Read more
“A great place for our work to call home.” (April 25, 2022) – Vantage Point Solutions has grown – again. The premier engineering consulting firm recently opened an office in Rapid City, South Dakota, which becomes the seventh office in their national footprint. The Rapid City location primarily houses the company’s Environmental & Cultural Resource … Read more
Staff members honored for expertise, dedication, and service to others at annual meeting last month Toby Lutter, Data Network Specialist, received the prestigious Silver Dollar Award for his work on server infrastructure and backup strategies, as well as internal SQL database improvements. In his nomination, it was noted that “Toby’s opinions and expertise have gotten … Read more
“The job of meeting the Universal Service obligation does not have an expiration date.” In the discussion on the future of USF, Vantage Point is – as always – taking the long view. Last week Larry Thompson, PE, Jeff Smith, Doug Eidahl, JD, and Mikaela Burma, JD submitted comments on the matter of WC Docket … Read more
