Speedify engineers discuss what separates a Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) like QNX from general-purpose operating systems like Linux, Windows, and macOS. QNX powers automotive dashboards, medical devices, and industrial control systems where microsecond timing failures aren’t an option. Alex and Brian from Speedify break down: Microkernel vs monolithic kernel architecture: why QNX isolates failures that would crash Linux or Windows … Read More
How to Keep ATMs and Kiosks Online with Speedify Using Cellular Failover
How to Keep ATMs and Kiosks Online With Cellular Failover An ATM or a self-service kiosk has no cashier to apologize to the next customer. When its connection drops, the screen either freezes or displays an error, and the device sits dark until someone notices and drives out to reset it. These unattended terminals often run the same point-of-sale systems … Read More
How to Keep Your Card Payment Terminal Online with Speedify During an Outage
How to Keep a Card Payment Terminal Online During an Internet Outage A card payment terminal that loses its connection mid-transaction does not just delay a sale, it often kills it outright. Customers standing at the register do not wait around while a cashier restarts the router, and many just leave, taking the sale with them. Since most modern point-of-sale … Read More
How to Provide Guest Wi-Fi Without Internet Dropouts at an Event, with Speedify
How to Provide Guest Wi-Fi at an Event Without Dropouts A packed conference hall or trade show floor puts hundreds of devices on one guest network at the same moment, and that is exactly when Wi-Fi tends to fall apart. Attendees refresh the event app, upload photos, and join video calls all at once, and the shared uplink chokes under … Read More
Get a Fast and Reliable Internet Setup for a Remote Branch Office with Speedify
The Best Internet Setup for a Remote Branch Office A branch office usually runs on whatever internet the building came with – one cable or DSL line carrying the point-of-sale terminals, phones, cameras and staff logins. When that line fails, the whole site goes offline with it, because the traffic has nowhere else to go. Speedify is software that runs … Read More
Keep Your Pop-Up Shops and Temporary Locations Always Connected to the Internet with Speedify
The Best Internet for Pop-Up Shops and Temporary Locations A pop-up shop has one shot at a strong opening weekend, and a stalled card reader or a frozen POS screen during the first rush is the fastest way to waste it. Temporary retail spaces, seasonal kiosks, and market stalls often get stuck with whatever single Wi-Fi or wired line the … Read More