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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 23 October 202632 issues · 80 checks
This review found 32 issues worth fixing on rcntechnologies.com, 13 of them high impact, across 80 checks. The most urgent: improve image delivery. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.
- Homepage
- Phone render
- Links and pages
- Google PageSpeed
Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile
Site score
74CClosest competitors among reviewed websites
Compare side by sideShow as table
| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 4.9 s |
| May 9, 2026 | 5.2 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 3.3 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 3.6 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 3.9 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 4.0 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 4.4 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 4.4 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 3.9 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 3.8 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 3.6 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 3.7 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 3.8 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 4.1 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 4.0 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 4.1 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 4.1 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 4.1 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 4.3 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 4.3 s |
Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab): real Chrome visitors over rolling 28-day periods.
One score from every part of this review. How it works
How it loaded on a phone
0.5 s
1.1 s
1.6 s
2.1 s
2.7 s
3.2 s
3.7 s
4.3 s
Speed
Improve image delivery
4.3 s · 875 KiB2 images could be 875 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 4.3 s faster on a phone.
Render-blocking requests
4.2 s8 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 4.2 s.
Reduce unused JavaScript
3.1 s · 554 KiBAbout 554 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 3.1 s faster on a phone.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
1.6 s · 283 KiB10 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (283 KiB).
Mobile performance score: 45
45/100Your mobile performance score is 45 (desktop: 29). Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (Google Tag Manager, Facebook and jQuery CDN and others), adding 1.1 MB and 923 ms of main-thread time.
Reduce unused CSS
600 ms · 81 KiBAbout 81 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 600 ms faster on a phone.
Google Tag Manager adds 526 ms
526 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 526 ms of main-thread work and 676 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Main-thread work: 3.0 s
A phone's processor spends 3.0 s on main-thread work while loading, 1.4 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
Legacy JavaScript
200 ms · 47 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 47 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 200 ms faster on a phone.
13 long tasks on the main thread
13 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 236 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Font display
150 msWeb fonts hide text while they load. Setting font-display: swap shows text immediately (about 150 ms).
Chained critical requests
Critical files load one after another instead of in parallel (3 chains). Preconnecting to key origins and preloading the hero image shortens the chain.
Forced reflow
Scripts make the browser recalculate the layout repeatedly while the page loads, which wastes processor time on phones.
Minify JavaScript
4 KiB4 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.
1 checks passed
Server response: 21 ms
21 msYour server sent the HTML in 21 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Fails Core Web Vitals for real visitors
Real Chrome users on phones do not pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)). Google uses this in ranking.
Real-user LCP: 4.1 s
4.1 sReal visitors wait 4.1 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user FCP: 4.2 s
4.2 sReal visitors see the first content after 4.2 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Largest Contentful Paint: 25.3 s
25.3 sYour largest element takes 25.3 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the text “Wireless Connectivity Starts Here At RCN Technologies, we b…”.
Time to Interactive: 25.3 s
25.3 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 25.3 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
First Contentful Paint: 6.5 s
6.5 sThe first text or image appears after 6.5 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Speed Index: 9.6 s
9.6 sVisually, the page fills in at 9.6 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Real-user TTFB: 1.5 s
1.5 sReal visitors wait 1.5 s for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Total Blocking Time: 458 ms
458 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 458 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
3 checks passed
Real-user CLS: 0.01
0.01For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.01 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Largest content (LCP) got 15% faster for real visitors
-15%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-17, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 4.9 s to 4.3 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0
0The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 3.7 MB in 102 requests
3.7 MBYour homepage downloads 3.7 MB in 102 requests on a phone: images 1.5 MB (6), scripts 1.5 MB (50) and fonts 432 KiB (13). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
About 1.0 g of CO₂ per visit
1.04 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.04 g of CO₂e: 124.6 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
3 checks passed
Images use modern formats
Every sizeable image is WebP, AVIF or SVG.
Images load when needed
Images below the first screen wait until the visitor scrolls to them.
Images are sized for phones
No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.
Accessibility
16 text elements with low contrast
16 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (36 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 36 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
No main landmark
The page has no <main> landmark, so screen-reader users cannot jump straight to the content.
Zoom is disabled
The viewport tag blocks pinch-zoom, which low-vision visitors rely on.
Headings skip levels
Headings skip levels (h2 → h4, h2 → h4 and h2 → h5), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 15 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
45 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 50 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 45 passed and 5 failed. 4 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
5 H1 headlines
There are 5 <h1> headlines (“Wireless Connectivity Starts Here”, “Solutions for Every Internet Application” and “Reps you can Trust”). One clear main headline is easier for people and search engines.
2 links with vague text
2 links use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind them.
107 internal links, 22 external
The homepage links to 107 pages on rcntechnologies.com and 22 external pages.
7 checks passed
Meta description: 151 characters
Your meta description is 151 characters: “RCN Technologies designs, deploys, and manages 5G and LTE wireless WAN solutions for enterprises, government, and first…”.
Title: 46 characters
Your title is a healthy 46 characters: “RCN Technologies | 5G & LTE Wireless Solutions”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://rcntechnologies.com/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: BreadcrumbList, ImageObject, Organization, WebPage and WebSite.
Open Graph tags complete
Open Graph tags are complete, so shared links show a title, description and image.
robots.txt in place
robots.txt is in place and points crawlers to your sitemap.
XML sitemap found
Your XML sitemap is reachable at https://rcntechnologies.com/sitemap_index.xml.
AI search readiness
4 checks passed
AI answer engines may read the site
Your robots.txt lets the crawlers behind ChatGPT search, Claude and Perplexity read the site and cite it in answers.
Organization data: 4 of 6 facts
Your Organization JSON-LD gives name, url, logo and sameAs (social profiles); description and contact details would complete it.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (936 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
llms.txt published
The site publishes https://rcntechnologies.com/llms.txt (7 KiB, 47 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.
Other pages
1 page without a meta description
https://rcntechnologies.com/cradlepoint-netcloud-renewals-done-right has no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.
3 pages without an H1
https://rcntechnologies.com/pots-risk-efficiency-report, https://rcntechnologies.com/pots-line-replacement-calculator and https://rcntechnologies.com/webinar-3 have no <h1> headline, so visitors and search engines get no clear main topic.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 49 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
5 checks passed
Linked pages load
All 15 pages we checked loaded without an error.
Canonical URLs point to themselves
No page we checked hands its ranking to a different URL.
Titles are unique
Every page we checked has its own title.
No linked page is hidden from search
None of the pages we checked carries a noindex tag.
Every page has a title
All 15 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
5 JavaScript errors while loading
5 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Failed to load resource: net::ERR_FAILED”.
1 checks passed
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
Local business without LocalBusiness data
Your homepage shows a street address but no LocalBusiness JSON-LD, so Google and AI assistants have to guess your address, hours and phone from the page text.
No phone number on the homepage
A local customer looking to call finds no phone number on the homepage. Add one, ideally as a tap-to-call link.
No direct contact details
No phone number or email link on the homepage, so ready-to-buy visitors have one fewer way to reach you.
No opening hours
The homepage shows no opening hours. If customers visit or call, show when.
No form on the homepage
There is no form on the homepage, so every lead has to click through to another page first.
No map or directions link
There is no link to Google or Apple Maps. A directions link is one tap for a phone visitor.
No risk reducer
No guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card) is mentioned, which is often what tips a hesitant visitor.
About 864 words of copy
The homepage carries about 864 words of visible text.
4 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “Talk to a Wireless Expert”.
16 calls to action
The homepage has 16 calls to action, for example “Contact”, “Shop Now” and “Request a POC”.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 1 customer or partner logo and 2 trust badges.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Meta Pixel and LinkedIn Insight.
Privacy and tracking
6 trackers load before any consent
6Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, LinkedIn Insight and Meta Pixel and 1 more (measured from a US location before any click). No consent tool was detected. Visitors from the EU, UK and several US states must be asked first.
20 cookies set on arrival
20Opening the homepage sets 20 cookies, 1 of them by other companies (measured from a US location before any click).
No consent tool detected
No known cookie consent tool loads with the page. Some sites build their own banner, and some only show one to visitors from the EU.
36 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 36 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
Security, domain, email and software versions
The security, domain and email checks, software and plugin versions, and any app with a known security problem are visible only to people at rcntechnologies.com, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Upkeep, stack and company
Stack
- CMS
- WordPress
- Framework
- jQuery
- Analytics
- Google Analytics | Google Tag Manager
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