The long term evolution of Mexican cuisine is underway. Earlier this week, Cradlepoint, on the heels of a major announcement with Softbank last week (link to last week’s article) announced it is rolling out a secure LTE network connecting a growing number of Fuzzy Taco restaurants.
Next time you’re craving an authentically delicious taco, put “Fuzzy’s” in your Waze finder and maybe you’ll get lucky. Fuzzy’s is one of the fastest growing chains in the industry, projecting to open 42 new locations this year in the U.S.
Cradlepoint’s Advanced Edge Routers and Enterprise Cloud Manager “enables Fuzzy’s Taco Shop to securely manage each store’s Point-of-Sale (PoS) transactions, digital signage, VoIP and customer WiFi from one centralized location for both the corporate and franchise locations,” according to the company’s news release.
They are already connecting over 100 locations across 11 states with fast performance and security built in, making, for example, credit and debit card transactions less risky by instantly detecting fraud or insufficient funds.
“Being able to manage uptime and security across the entire network from a centralized location is vital for the growth that we are seeing. Before, when a store lost connectivity, it led to wasted time, lost money, security risks, and a lot of frustration,” said Briton Smetzer, director of IT operations, Fuzzy’s Taco Shop. “Cradlepoint lets us have one less thing on our plate to worry about. We’re able to easily manage all of our network traffic and quickly push our firewall policies to each of our locations. That is a huge value to us.”
The news release also stated, “Many businesses are finding that wired connections are not robust enough to support the data services they need to run internal and customer-facing services and applications. Moreover, many rural locations do not have access to a reliable wired service provider. Cradlepoint helps Fuzzy’s Taco Shop overcome these challenges with LTE solutions that are being leveraged for primary connectivity. Every business can leverage LTE—whether it is for primary connectivity, failover or an application-specific connection to provide the level of connectivity required to run today’s data-centric business applications.”
You can download the company’s case study on Fuzzy’s Tacos here – and you can find Fuzzy’s locations here, just in case this article is making you crave a Baja Taco.
Edited by
Ken Briodagh
