Dive summary:
- It's definitely designed for go, not show, but Job Site in a Box does not have to be sleek to be a success at solving contractor Brassfield and Gorrie's problem of how to get site managers up and running with full connectivity to the office.
- Sprint, B&G Chief Technology Officer Jim Purcell, and Feeney Wireless representatives came up with the device that needs only access to 4G or 3G cellular towers – of any carriers – to become a pre-configured router and wireless hotspot operating behind the company firewall.
- Purcell, based in Birmingham, Ala., has 10 Job Site in a Box units in the field now.
From the article:
“The goal is as soon as it arrives, you plug it in and it’s live,” says Purcell. “We are extending our network wherever that box lands.” ...