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June 23, 2021
Partnering for IT Education in the Basin
This episode of Behind the Connection discusses the Strata partnership with USU and UBTech. Our host Tyler Rasmussen (Strata Networks), visits with Kirk Bostick (Spectra), Bob Peterson (USU-Uintah Basin), and Mark Dockins (UBTech) to talk about information technology in the Uintah Basin, including the demand for more technology-based education and why Strata has pledged $140,000 to help fund operational costs and offer scholarships to students enrolled in the schools. Listen as they share their perspectives on how they are helping to create a technology-driven workforce in the Uintah Basin.
April 1, 2021
Voting in This Year’s Board of Directors Election
The who, what, when, and how
Strata Networks is a Cooperative owned by its members and governed by a Board of Directors. Each year, the members of the Cooperative get to place their votes on the director positions that are up for reelection, but this year, the voting process will look different for Cooperative members. In this episode, we talk about the new voting process and why the change is taking place. We’re joined by Strata employees Jason McKee and Stephanie Arnold, and together, we talk about what it means to be part of a Cooperative, why it’s essential to be involved, and what you can expect with this year’s election.
February 18, 2021
The Evolution of Television Technology
In this episode, the evolution of Strata’s television service is discussed. Tyler Rasmussen, Todd Massey, and Beau Hancock from Strata Networks talk about various intricate topics, including the complexities of content negotiations, regulatory compliance issues, fiber distribution, changing technology mediums, and the new StrataTV service. Find out why keeping television service costs down for the consumer is challenging and how a lot of complex work goes into providing a television service. It’s not what you might think!
January 11, 2021
2020 Broadband Improvements
In this special episode, Tyler, Dave, and Jon from Strata give a year-end recap of broadband projects for 2020, including 1600 additional fiber locations that were built in the Uintah Basin, a grant from USDA to help fund fiber infrastructure to an additional 3,000 remote areas, and the completion of an extensive fiber project to connect schools and health clinics in Daggett County. They also announced the first two neighborhood zones from connect.stratanetworks.com that will be prioritized in their fiber construction plans for 2021.
March 20, 2020
The Impacts of COVID-19 on Education
In this podcast episode, Tyler Rasmussen (Strata Networks) talks with local school superintendents Dr. Rick Woodford from Uintah County and Dave Brotherson from Duchesne County to discuss the unprecedented educational changes being made in the past week in response to the global Coronavirus pandemic. They also discuss how educators, the food service staff, students, parents, and the community work together to navigate the daily modifications to our everyday routines.
April 3, 2020
Understanding Internet and Bandwidth
In this episode, we discuss the internet’s critical role in our lives. The internet’s complicated and highly technical nature can be more than a little confusing. We talk with Brent Simmons and Shelly Ward from Strata to help us dispel the myths and misconceptions about this vital topic. Their experience in technical troubleshooting and network design yields crucial insights into how we can be more efficient and productive and stay connected.
April 23, 2020
Wireless Networks and Preparing for 5G
You may not think much about what happens when you pull out your smartphone to make a call or browse the web, but a lot of work goes into making that connection possible. The challenges are varied and complicated, from building cell towers to bidding on spectrum. On this episode, we have Allen Bennion and Jeff Cranney from Strata Networks to shed some light on the many factors involved with building wireless networks and what 5G means for you.
May 4, 2020
The Increasing Importance of Cybersecurity
By now, we are all familiar with the best practices for keeping ourselves physically safe and clean during the global COVID-19 pandemic, but how do we maintain good “cyber-hygiene” in this time of increased online activity? Kirk Bostick from Spectra and Tyler Labrum from Strata Networks are experts in cyber-security and share actionable tips on how to stay safe on the internet. For more information, click here.
March 16, 2020
USDA ReConnect Program
In our first episode, we dive deeper into the recent announcement that Strata was selected to receive nearly $24 million from the USDA to deliver fiber internet to rural areas of the Uintah Basin. Our guests include Dusty Olsen, owner of Big Run Ranches – one of the locations that will receive fiber as a result of this program – and Jon Bingham from Strata Networks, who answers some of the common questions that have been asked since the announcement was made including how the locations were selected for the application and what it means for the areas that weren’t.
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