WIFI Hotshots is a minority-owned small business with a rich history spanning over 20 years in designing and implementing networks across a broad spectrum of industries and verticals. This includes schools, hospitals, government systems, surveillance systems, casinos, distribution centers, and small businesses, demonstrating our versatility and adaptability.
Our team’s expertise covers a wide range of wireless vendors, including but not limited to Cisco, Meraki, Aruba, Nile, Juniper, Extreme, and Ruckus. This extensive proficiency ensures we can handle various systems and provide tailored, vendor-specific solutions to suit every client’s unique connectivity needs. Beyond design and implementation, we offer invaluable technical support, wireless surveying, analysis, quality control, and even emergency network support during natural disasters. Our disaster recovery solutions have proven vital in restoring county-wide internet access when most needed.
At WIFI Hotshots, we appreciate that each client and each setting present their own unique challenges and demands. With that understanding, we customize our solutions, ensuring the delivery of reliable, efficient, and state-of-the-art wireless connectivity solutions. By keeping our finger on the pulse of the latest technological advancements, we offer top-notch, innovative services to our clients.
Our experience in designing wireless networks for public spaces across multiple cities stands as a testament to our capabilities and the trust our clients place in us. No matter how complex the infrastructure needs are, we have the confidence and competence to effectively meet them.
At WIFI Hotshots, we are excited to continue our journey of delivering high-quality wired & wireless solutions, enhancing connectivity in a multitude of settings, and contributing to the technological advancement of the communities we serve. Each opportunity we receive to make a difference is greatly appreciated, and we look forward to being your partner in your next innovative initiative.
Eric Stewart -President
Our founder, Eric Stewart, has an impressive portfolio built over 20 years in the field of networking. His extensive experience and expertise form the backbone of WIFI Hotshots, providing a strong foundation for our business.
Eric’s professional journey has seen him working across a diverse range of industries and verticals, including schools, hospitals, government systems, surveillance systems, casinos, distribution centers, and small businesses. His technical proficiency spans a broad spectrum of vendors, encompassing Cisco, Meraki, Aruba, Nile, Juniper, Extreme, and Ruckus.
Beyond simply designing and implementing wireless networks, Eric’s expertise extends to providing technical support, carrying out detailed wireless surveying and analysis, and maintaining quality control. In times of crisis, he has proven to be an indispensable asset, offering emergency network support during natural disasters, and implementing robust disaster recovery solutions that ensured county-wide internet access when it mattered the most.
Eric’s ability to tailor solutions to meet the unique needs of clients across various settings is a testament to his adaptability and client-focused approach. His commitment to staying abreast with the latest technological advancements in the field ensures that WIFI Hotshots consistently delivers reliable, efficient, and state-of-the-art connectivity solutions to all its clients.
Ted Alben – Principal & Business Leader
Ted Alben is a business leader and senior consulting subject matter expert in IoT (Internet of Things) and process innovation, Logical, Physical Security, & Networking (Wireless too!). Alben supports a multitude of clients in the Americas and abroad in advanced solutions design and deployment for business process optimization, advanced communication, machine and facilities management, environmental controls, supervisory systems, and other related technologies.
Alben has pioneered edge-based systems, control systems for transportation, sensor and detection systems for the US Department of Homeland Security, as well as healthcare innovation for remote care, telemedicine, picture archiving communications systems, and remote access laboratory systems for Roche Medical. Alben also led the design team for RTLS, RFID, WLAN, and asset management for the UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center. Alben has over two decades’ experience in the Americas and has designed, delivered, and supported diverse network solutions for Enterprise, Metropolitan Wide Area, Outdoor WLAN/Mesh, Hybrid WAN, and high capacity telecommunications solutions.
Career highlights include 2008 Beijing Olympic Games network design and security initiatives for Chinese Homeland security including emergency operations center design, anti-crime and anti-terrorism for the governments of Colombia, Trinidad, and the UK. Notable is Alben’s work in Maritime Domain Awareness and Aviation security with persistent surveillance and detection systems for six of the top ten US Ports (based on dunnage) and the top three airports in the US, featuring advanced biometrics, intelligent video, and WMD sensors.