Election site connectivity is crucial for the upcoming 2022 elections. State, local, tribal, and territorial governments must ensure the trust of their constituents by connecting election sites with a secure, fast, and reliable solution. The Pop-Up Network Kit combined with the Cloud Data Platform from RTech offers everything a government could hope for when looking for a way to connect their voting centers.
Earlier this year, Congress used terminology in the Help America Vote Act to distribute funding to states that can be used to help improve their voting systems. The use of old voting machines or legacy equipment creates security vulnerabilities that are unable to be patched and will leave machines breaking down when they’re needed most. Security is such a large factor because counties need the assurance that voter data and personal information remains completely private. Additionally, with most polling centers relying completely on volunteers with limited technical experience, counties need a network solution that is fast to deploy and easy to maintain with the ability to troubleshoot connectivity and security remotely.
Governments that are using internet-connected voting systems will need reliable, secure, and constant connectivity for their election sites. These locations stretch from rural communities — where it might be difficult to get connectivity — to huge metropolitan areas.
Secure Connectivity for elections
The Pop-Up Network Kit
At RTech, we offer secure networks that are perfect for elections. Our Pop-Up Network Kit (PNK) and Cloud Data Platform combine the best of LTE or 5G with remote, cloud-based monitoring and management capabilities. Inside of our PNKs we use industry-leading hardware to provide our customers with the very best in election site connectivity. Some of the top features provided by our election site solutions include remote monitoring, advanced firewall protection, web content filtering, real-time push notifications to alert you of any unwanted physical or digital connections, and pre-drilled holes for an added layer of physical security. Additionally, our Pop-Up Network Kit can function with the lid fully closed to further enhance physical security.
Cloud Data Platform
Through our Cloud Data Platform IT staff can remotely monitor any number of networks that are using our 5G or LTE data plans. Make large-scale deployments easier than ever by using the RTech CDP to control every election site network remotely, taking the burden off of volunteers.
Automatic Failover
To ensure 99.99% uptime and to get the best out of your RTech service in remote areas, a backup Failover solution will be needed. This solution provides a backup network, often connected by a different carrier than the original solution, that will automatically activate in the event of an outage. With automatic activation, volunteers and voters won’t even be able to tell that an outage has occurred in the first place. Additionally, we work with all major U.S. carriers to enable our customers to choose the carrier that best fits their situation, with the ability to take advantage of our dual-SIM functionality and back up their primary network with two different carriers
Solutions-As-a-service
At RTech we offer our solutions as-a-service. This means that you can forgo the expensive upfront costs and fees, and instead rent your solutions for a given period of time. With upfront costs reduced, local, state, federal, and tribal governments can better plan their budgets by knowing exactly how much their solution will cost over what period.
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