2025 UEN Tech Summit

In the Wifi world, we have a ton of tools for measuring where signal is available. Private Cellular on the other hand has carrier grade tools that cost as expected. More options are starting to hit the market. We are going to dig into some of those tools and some custom built in house tools for learning how to measure our Private LTE network.

Brad, Scott, and Chris have access to the Carrier grade tools, IBFlex and PCTel. We will talk about those tools, and lessons learned from an Ibwave Proof of Concept. I will also discuss some of the custom tools that I have been building as a sensor that can be installed at a site for monitoring the network.

Slides:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1g5dgTmdCTZL89JwJFs7j6bA3f3qbWCW8TKBHJx5pT8w/edit?usp=sharing

In this session I will cover the fundamentals of Wi-Fi and the proper ways to define, design, deploy and validate wireless networks. This class prepares attendees in the discussions with stakeholders about the designs and installations today that will make their Wi-Fi networks future-proof avoiding being obsolete upon deployment. Wireless connectivity using Wi-Fi is the most used method to connect to local resources and the Internet. Wi-Fi is a technology that has revolutionized the way we connect devices in healthcare, education, hospitality, outdoors, industrial environments, ships, and even in outer space. Basic knowledge of Wi-Fi operations will enable attendees to better serve their customers and to provide an exceptional user experience, reducing service calls, and efficiently enjoying fast speeds available in our networks today.

Come join me for a fun session where we will not only learn the complexities of this beloved technology, but will also learn about the tools needed for proper designing and troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks. We will share Murray High School survey data that will put your recently acquired knowledge to use as we analyze data, identify inefficiencies, and make recommendations for a better performing network.

Beaver school district in partnership with UEN is developing a Private Cellular Network that is helping provide network access for students and educators for on-line, anywhere and at any time education.

Beaver school district in partnership with UEN is developing a Private Cellular Network that is helping provide network access for students and educators for on-line, anywhere and at any time education. Whether it’s students learning at home or on the go, collaborating over video, or accessing cloud-hosted educational tools, education is now needed anyplace and anytime. Using Private Cellular across a district is a cost-effective and highly reliable way to connect students, teachers and administrators to each other and the school network resources. This network is helping to ensure equitable access to educational resources for all students. Come, learn about and discuss this new project/service.

In this session we explore the latest trends and best practices in Wi-Fi design for educational institutions. From seamless roaming to high-density capacity planning, attendees will gain insights into optimizing Wi-Fi networks to support modern learning environments.

Seamless Roaming: Strategies for ensuring uninterrupted connectivity across campus. - Capacity Planning: Optimizing Wi-Fi capacity for classrooms and lecture halls. - Redundancy and Resilience: Designing networks for high availability. - Location-Based Services: Leveraging Wi-Fi for indoor navigation and asset tracking. - Emerging Technologies: A look at Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E, and the future of Wi-Fi standards. - Live Demo: Practical demonstrations for optimizing Wi-Fi performance in different scenarios. Murray High School survey data collected with Ekahau, Hamina Wireless, Sidos, and NetAlly CyberScope Air will be examined in detail to give attendees an insight of each tool during the analyzing and troubleshooting process.

Earthquake monitoring requires sensitive instrument located in quiet locations and robust communications for 24x7 monitoring, but these locations are often away from traditional networks so we've developed alternative radio communications.

Breakout session to mesh with the associated keynote presentation. A chance to ask questions and go into more detail about our remote, non-traditional network. We'll look at how we've leveraged SCADA-type radios for continuous telemetry and the associated quirks we've encountered.

This will be an open discussion on the partnership between CentraCom,UEN and the Millard and Box Elder School districts with the main focus and review of the Star Evolved Packet Core (EPC).

Meet up with UWAG and others to discuss wireless technologies and answer questions.