Welcome
Welcome to the Communication Technologies Website. ComTech provides data networking, cable television, and telecommunications services for the NC State campus community.Greg Sparks - Director
News
07/01/2008 -Wireless Coverage Continues to Expand
Students who left campus for the Summer will return in August to find a lot more of the campus has wireless coverage than when they left. ComTech has recently completed several projects across the campus. New areas covered include:
- Jordan Hall
- Withers Hall
- Mann Hall
- Riddick Labs
- Fountain Dining (and nearby outdoor areas)
- Biltmore Hall
- Robertson Labs
- Pulp and Paper Labs
- Hodges Labs
- Poe Hall
- Leazar Hall
- Court of North Carolina and Mary Yabrough Court
- First Year College Commons
- Williams Hall
- Ēlark Hall
- Broughton Hall
See link to access wireless coverage maps Wireless Coverage Maps
07/01/2008 - ComTech Piloting IPTV
ComTech is trying a new exciting technology called IPTV. It is a cutting edge technology that uses the existing campus Data Network to distribute Cable TV and other video content.
For now, the pilot is limited to 20 Academic/Administrative Buildings. The purpose of the pilot is to test the viability of the service, both from a Technology and from a user experience standpoint.
The Channels currently in the pilot are:
- WolfBytes
- WRAL News Channel
- News 14
- UNC-NC
- Fox News
- History Int'l
- Animal Plannet
- NCSU PlayBack Channel
- CNN
Information gathered in the pilot will be used to determine technologies and services that maybe offered campus-wide in the future. See CATV/Video System Projects
1/11/2008 - Campus to Have Single Appointment Calendaring System
Provost Nielsen and Vice Chancellor Leffler have announced their Campus Calendaring and Email Decision.
GroupWise Selected as Campus Calendaring Solution
11/10/2007 - ComTech is now under the Office of Information Technology
Begining November 1st, 2007, units of ITD and RMIS have merged to form the Office of Information Technology (OIT).
Administrative and academic IT services to campus will continue without disruption throughout the transition.
For more information about the new organization and transition process, visit the OIT website.
08/23/2007 - Catch WolfBytes Radio and WolfTV on iTunes U!
You can now listen to Wolfbytes Radio Newscasts, Traffic, and other podcasts through iTunes U. Click on this link and launch iTunes to go to our offical site at the iTunes U store for NC State University.