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Construction Company Uses
CradlePoint to Remotely
Monitor Construction Sites
Project Manager Monitors Subcontractors and Deliveries to
Job Site Over the Internet Using Web Cam and CradlePoint
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SITUATION
Nelson Homes builds modular homes all across the state of Virginia. Efficiently
coordinating deliveries, subcontractors and employees requires awareness of what
materials have been delivered to a job site, which subcontractors have completed
their work (so follow up activity can be scheduled) and what sites are ready for his
employees.
CHALLENGE
As budgets have gotten tighter, Rob Rutherford of Nelson Homes has had to act
as the construction manager on more and more jobs spread over a wider area.
"Things are tough out here in the construction business," says Rob. "We've had to
do more with fewer people. So I can't afford to drive 3 hours to check in on a single
job site." Rob started looking for a way that he could "see" a job site without actually
The CradlePoint CTR350 Mobile Broadband Travel Router
instantly creates a Wi-Fi hotspot that any Wi-Fi enabled
device can connect to—laptop, camera, PDA, etc. The
CTR350 then connects those devices to the Internet via
mobile broadband, providing high-speed web access
virtually anywhere. In addition, it can also connect to the
Internet via a DSL or Cable broadband modem.
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