Summer Slowdown: Beating Bandwidth Burdens

It’s summertime, and the livin’ is easy. But, while life slows down, demand for bandwidth heats up—which can spark data transfer issues.

The kids are out of school, there is more time by the pool and everyone is on or planning a vacation. But while we enjoy our leisure time, there is one thing that never rests—the internet.

People in summer mode have more opportunities to stream, text, Insta, FaceTime, or binge-watch Netflix. This creates a bandwidth blitz that slows down the internet, which results in longer data transfer times. It’s a crippling problem if you have a lot of data to transfer quickly. That is, unless you use ModeOne.

ModeOne Solves Real-World Problems

Here’s a concrete example to help explain how bandwidth constraints can cause other problems. A new institutional global financial client came to us with a compliance emergency. They had only two weeks to retrieve text messages from more than 300 smartphones located across the globe.

Putting aside data transfer considerations, the logistics of collecting smartphones from around the world seemed impossible. The deeper challenge was how to collect 45 days of text messages from more than 300 smartphones as quickly as possible to comply with their corporate regulatory requirements.

Our client was concerned about the total time that would be necessary to collect and filter all text messages from over 300 devices. They had real cause for concern. If they opted for traditional methods, it would take nearly a year to address their requirements.

Let me explain. The traditional approach would be to backup or extract 100% of the phone’s data. That typically includes backing up everything from photos and videos to irrelevant apps and documents. Transferring a full backup of a smartphone with 100GB of data at an average upload speed of 30 Mbps takes a whopping 7.5 hours, according to the Omni calculator upload time calculator.

Our client was facing nearly 2,500 hours of transfer time two weeks (336 hours) before their deadline. Furthermore, if they were expected to conduct a full backup and upload during the summer, they would need to factor in a significant decrease in upload speed, requiring a minimum of 5,000 hours! An impossible task! However, thanks to ModeOne’s remote and targeted process, they did not need to collect the entire smartphone or agonize over long backup times and slow data transfer during periods of extremely high bandwidth demand.

ModeOne’s innovative remote solution allowed our client to access all 300 smartphones using our SaaS framework to pinpoint the needed 45 days’ worth of data. Well in time to meet the impending two-week deadline. The ModeOne solution also allowed individuals to continue using their smartphones while the data was being collected, meaning no one at the client’s company skipped a beat. The convenience, speed, and precision thoroughly outperformed the client’s expectations.

Why Targeted Collection Is King

The key to our success and that of our clients is our framework’s targeted collection approach. Competitors generally opt to execute full backups, grabbing every bit of data, including sensitive and often irrelevant information. The traditional methods have required shipping of physical kits and smartphones to be inaccessible for long periods of time. Major inconvenience. No one wants to deal with that, especially not in our fast-paced business world. Imagine needing crucial data for a court case, investigation, or a board meeting, only to be told it will take days to retrieve it. Our mission is not just about speed; it’s about practicality and efficiency delivered through game-changing technology.

By only focusing on the necessary data required, ModeOne ensures quick, efficient, and secure data collection and transfers. This not only saves time and money, but also respects user privacy, a critical requirement in today’s data-sensitive world. Remote, same-day targeted data collection alleviates the challenges of the real world we live in.

The ModeOne Solution

Our SaaS solution is designed to tackle conventional challenges head-on. Here’s how we do it:

1. Targeted: We don’t copy everything from a smartphone. Instead, we focus on what’s essential, reducing the amount of data to be transferred. This not only speeds up the process but also minimizes privacy concerns.
2. Remote: While others need days or weeks to ship a physical collection kit, we can access any smartphone remotely.
3. Same-Day Access: We can start targeted collection within 15 minutes of accessing smartphones remotely. Yes, you read that right, 15 minutes.
4. Convenient: Continue using your smartphone while ModeOne collects relevant data. There is no disruption to your work with our solution.
5. Scalability: Need to back up data from 10,000 smartphones? No problem. Our cloud-based solution scales effortlessly to meet your needs, ensuring speed and efficiency regardless of the volume.
6. Speed to Facts: We are committed to delivering results quickly. Clients often can’t believe it when we demo our solution and complete a smartphone backup in ten minutes as they watch. But seeing is believing!

We know that you can’t afford to waste time. Whether you are a CEO on vacation who requires access to important documents, or a company seeking to pinpoint crucial emails for legal discovery, time is money.

We understand the significant privacy concerns involving full backups. No one wants every piece of their data collected, especially not when you have a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) setup, where personal and professional data coexist.

So, as you continue to enjoy the summer slowdown, remember that ModeOne will not let lagging summer bandwidth slow you and your company down. Enjoy your summer, and let us handle the data.