What to know about backup internet in Maricopa
The SR 347 widening runs through the corridor until late 2029
ADOT's SR 347 Improvement Project is a 14-mile widening from I-10 to the City of Maricopa. Construction is underway and slated for completion in late 2029. It adds a lane each direction, a concrete median barrier, interchanges at Riggs Road and Mammoth Way, and intersection work at Casa Blanca Road and Maricopa Road. Heavy digging near buried lines is how a business loses its connection, even when it did nothing wrong.
Source: ADOT, SR 347 Improvement Project
Street work isn't only on the highway
More than half of the city's capital plan is street work, including the widening of SR 238, a pedestrian overpass and Murphy Road flood mitigation near the high school.
Marked lines still get cut
Arizona 811 marks stay valid for 15 working days, and crews must expose buried lines with hand tools when digging near them. Marks are only as good as the crew that follows them, and a trench in a street can pass many lines. Callers in Pinal County can reach Arizona 811 at 811 or 1-800-782-5348.
Source: Arizona 811 Excavation Guide
ED3 is the only power company, and storms and crashes cause outages
Electrical District No. 3, not APS, is the sole electric provider in the city. Its outage page lists monsoon season and traffic accidents among the main causes of outages, and its outage map is based on estimates. Monsoon season runs June 15 through September 30.
Source: ED3, Outage Center
How a failover connection works
A failover router has two internet inputs: your main line and a backup. It watches the main line, and when it fails, it moves your traffic to the backup within moments. When the main line returns, it switches back.
Staff and customers do nothing. Registers, phones, cameras and WiFi keep the same network and settings.
Starlink or 5G
Cellular 5G is the simpler backup. A cellular router has antennas and a SIM, and it works anywhere with a good signal, so we test the signal at your building first. Starlink needs a clear view of the sky, which means a roof mount or pole, and it suits places with weak cell coverage.
Neither replaces a business fiber line for heavy daily use. Size the backup to keep payments, phones and cameras alive, and we go over data limits with the plan you choose.
What stays up and what doesn't
A second connection protects you from a cut line or a provider outage. It doesn't help if the power is out in your own building. We pair it with a battery backup on the router, modem and switch, so the failover still has power when it takes over.
We also decide what runs on the backup. Registers, card readers, phones and cameras go first. Guest WiFi and streaming can be left off to save data.
Why Maricopa businesses lose service
Storms get the blame, but many outages are quieter: a crew trenching for road work or a utility cuts a buried line, or a vehicle hits a pole. Both risks are real here, because the SR 347 widening runs through 2029 and street projects are a large part of the city's plan.
If work is going on near your street, check the City's Road Work Map, and call Arizona 811 before you dig on your own property. The May 2026 road work update shows the kind of overnight lane closures the City posts. With a backup line, the day someone cuts a cable is an ordinary day.
How an install goes
- We look at your router and rack and find where an antenna can go.
- We test the 5G signal, or check the sky for Starlink.
- We install the failover router, the backup connection and a battery for the network gear.
- We pull the main line on purpose to test the switchover, then plug it back in.
- Service afterward runs Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM.
Often paired with
Backup internet keeps security cameras and business phone systems online, and business WiFi picks it up with no changes. Our other work in the city is on the Maricopa page.
