/* Purposeful service navigation below the home hero */
.hero-bottom {
  z-index: 2;
  left: 50%;
  right: auto;
  bottom: 22px;
  display: inline-flex;
  width: max-content;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  color: #54718c;
  text-decoration: none;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  transition: color .25s ease, transform .25s ease;
}
.hero-bottom:hover { color: #007cc0; transform: translate(-50%, 3px); }
.hero-bottom > span:first-child, .hero-bottom-label {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
}
.hero-bottom-label { color: #007cc0; }
.hero-bottom .scroll-cue {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  width: 30px;
  height: 30px;
  place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0,124,192,.25);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #fff;
}
.hero-bottom .scroll-cue i {
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  border: 0;
  border-right: 1.5px solid #007cc0;
  border-bottom: 1.5px solid #007cc0;
  transform: rotate(45deg) translate(-1px,-1px);
  animation: cue-drop 1.5s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.connection-paths {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: clamp(56px, 7vw, 92px) max(5vw, calc((100vw - 1240px)/2));
  color: #153957;
  background: #f2f7fa;
  isolation: isolate;
}
.connection-paths::before {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  top: -230px;
  right: -125px;
  width: 470px;
  height: 470px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0,124,192,.08);
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 34px rgba(0,124,192,.025), 0 0 0 72px rgba(0,124,192,.02);
  content: "";
}
.connection-heading {
  display: flex;
  align-items: end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 32px;
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto 30px;
}
.connection-eyebrow {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 9px;
  color: #54718c;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .13em;
}
.connection-eyebrow i { width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%; background: #38b24a; box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px rgba(56,178,74,.12); }
.connection-heading h2 { margin: 12px 0 0; color: #102e4c; font-size: clamp(30px, 3.4vw, 44px); line-height: 1.1; letter-spacing: -.045em; }
.connection-heading h2 span { color: #007cc0; }
.connection-heading > p { max-width: 390px; margin: 0 0 3px; color: #617c95; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; }
.connection-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 18px; max-width: 1240px; margin: auto; }
.connection-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  min-height: 280px;
  flex-direction: column;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 23px 24px 21px;
  border: 1px solid #dce8ef;
  border-radius: 22px;
  color: #153957;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(22,57,87,.045);
  text-decoration: none;
  isolation: isolate;
  transition: transform .35s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1), box-shadow .35s ease, border-color .35s ease;
}
.connection-card::before { position: absolute; z-index: -1; top: 0; right: 0; width: 4px; height: 100%; background: var(--path-accent); content: ""; opacity: .8; transition: width .35s ease; }
.connection-card:hover { transform: translateY(-7px); border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--path-accent) 34%, white); box-shadow: 0 22px 44px rgba(22,57,87,.11); }
.connection-card:hover::before { width: 7px; }
.connection-card-blue { --path-accent: #007cc0; --path-soft: #e8f5fc; }
.connection-card-green { --path-accent: #38b24a; --path-soft: #edf8ed; }
.connection-card-top { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; }
.connection-icon { display: grid; width: 52px; height: 52px; place-items: center; border-radius: 17px; color: var(--path-accent); background: var(--path-soft); transition: transform .35s ease; }
.connection-card:hover .connection-icon { transform: rotate(-7deg) scale(1.06); }
.connection-icon svg { width: 28px; height: 28px; fill: none; stroke: currentColor; stroke-width: 1.7; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; }
.connection-index { color: #718aa0; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .13em; }
.connection-card-copy { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 7px; margin-top: auto; padding-top: 32px; }
.connection-card-copy strong { max-width: 280px; color: #163a5c; font-size: 21px; font-weight: 800; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -.035em; }
.connection-card-copy small { max-width: 310px; color: #647f97; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.55; }
.connection-card-link { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; margin-top: 20px; color: var(--path-accent); font-size: 13px; font-weight: 800; }
.connection-card-link i { font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; transition: transform .25s ease; }
.connection-card:hover .connection-card-link i { transform: translate(3px,-3px); }
.connection-art { position: absolute; top: 16px; right: 62px; width: 85px; height: 72px; color: var(--path-accent); opacity: .5; pointer-events: none; }
.connection-art-wifi i { position: absolute; left: 4px; bottom: 4px; width: 64px; height: 64px; border: 1px solid currentColor; border-right-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: transparent; border-radius: 50%; transform: rotate(45deg); animation: path-orbit 8s linear infinite; }
.connection-art-wifi i:nth-child(2) { left: 18px; bottom: 4px; width: 50px; height: 50px; animation-direction: reverse; }
.connection-art-wifi i:nth-child(3) { left: 32px; bottom: 4px; width: 36px; height: 36px; }
.connection-art-wifi b { position: absolute; left: 51px; bottom: 2px; width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%; background: currentColor; box-shadow: 0 0 0 7px var(--path-soft); }
.connection-art-mobile { display: grid; place-items: center; }
.connection-art-mobile i { position: absolute; inset: 7px 18px; border: 1px solid currentColor; border-radius: 28px; animation: phone-pulse 2.4s ease-out infinite; }
.connection-art-mobile i:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: .8s; }
.connection-art-mobile i:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 1.6s; }
.connection-art-mobile b { display: grid; width: 36px; height: 36px; place-items: center; border: 1px solid currentColor; border-radius: 12px; background: #fff; font-size: 20px; font-style: italic; }
.connection-art-network { width: 96px; height: 72px; background: radial-gradient(circle, currentColor 1px, transparent 1.5px); background-size: 12px 12px; mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse, #000 15%, transparent 72%); }
.connection-art-network i { position: absolute; width: 8px; height: 8px; border: 2px solid currentColor; border-radius: 50%; background: white; box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px var(--path-soft); animation: node-beat 2.2s ease-in-out infinite; }
.connection-art-network i:nth-child(1) { left: 15px; top: 15px; }.connection-art-network i:nth-child(2) { right: 14px; top: 18px; animation-delay: .5s; }.connection-art-network i:nth-child(3) { left: 37px; bottom: 10px; animation-delay: 1s; }.connection-art-network i:nth-child(4) { right: 2px; bottom: 2px; animation-delay: 1.5s; }
.connection-art-network b { position: absolute; inset: 12px 13px 9px 18px; border: 1px dashed currentColor; border-left: 0; border-bottom: 0; border-radius: 50%; transform: rotate(17deg); }
@keyframes cue-drop { 0%,100% { transform: translateY(-2px) rotate(45deg); } 50% { transform: translateY(2px) rotate(45deg); } }
@keyframes path-orbit { to { transform: rotate(405deg); } }
@keyframes phone-pulse { 0% { opacity: .5; transform: scale(.72); } 70%,100% { opacity: 0; transform: scale(1.2); } }
@keyframes node-beat { 0%,100% { transform: scale(.85); } 50% { transform: scale(1.25); } }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .connection-paths { padding-right: 5vw; padding-left: 5vw; }
  .connection-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .connection-card:last-child { grid-column: 1 / -1; min-height: 230px; }
}
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .hero-bottom { bottom: 14px; gap: 9px; }
  .hero-bottom > span:first-child { display: none; }
  .hero-bottom .scroll-cue { width: 28px; height: 28px; }
  .hero-bottom-label { font-size: 10px; }
  .connection-paths { padding: 54px 20px 60px; }
  .connection-heading { display: block; margin-bottom: 24px; }
  .connection-heading h2 { font-size: 34px; }
  .connection-heading > p { margin-top: 12px; font-size: 15px; }
  .connection-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 12px; }
  .connection-card, .connection-card:last-child { min-height: 230px; grid-column: auto; padding: 20px; border-radius: 19px; }
  .connection-card-copy { padding-top: 25px; }
  .connection-card-copy strong { font-size: 20px; }
  .connection-card-copy small { font-size: 14px; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .hero-bottom .scroll-cue i, .connection-art-wifi i, .connection-art-mobile i, .connection-art-network i { animation: none !important; }
  .connection-card, .connection-icon, .connection-card-link i { transition: none; }
}

/* Refined composition for the complete hero-to-services transition */
@media (min-width: 721px) {
  .hero { min-height: 570px; padding-top: 22px; padding-bottom: 72px; }
  .hero-copy { padding-left: 8px; }
  .hero-art { height: 440px; }
}
.hero-bottom {
  bottom: 20px;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 8px 10px 8px 15px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0,124,192,.13);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.82);
  box-shadow: 0 5px 18px rgba(17,69,118,.06);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
}
.hero-bottom-label { color: #114576; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .02em; text-transform: none; }
.hero-bottom .scroll-cue { width: 28px; height: 28px; border: 0; color: #007cc0; background: #e8f5fc; }
.hero-bottom .scroll-cue i { width: 7px; height: 7px; }
.connection-paths {
  padding-top: clamp(50px, 5.2vw, 72px);
  padding-bottom: clamp(58px, 6vw, 82px);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(17,69,118,.05);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #f7fafc 0%, #f0f6f9 100%);
}
.connection-paths::before {
  top: 36px;
  right: max(4vw, calc((100vw - 1300px)/2));
  width: 330px;
  height: 230px;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  background-image: radial-gradient(rgba(0,124,192,.14) 1px, transparent 1.5px);
  background-size: 19px 19px;
  box-shadow: none;
  opacity: .36;
  mask-image: linear-gradient(135deg, transparent, #000 35%, transparent 90%);
}
.connection-heading { position: relative; z-index: 1; margin-bottom: 26px; }
.connection-heading > p { max-width: 360px; }
.connection-grid { position: relative; z-index: 1; gap: 16px; }
.connection-card { min-height: 292px; padding: 22px 23px 20px; border-radius: 20px; }
.connection-art { top: 65px; right: 18px; width: 92px; height: 82px; opacity: .72; }
.connection-card-copy { position: relative; z-index: 1; max-width: 78%; padding-top: 34px; }
.connection-card-copy strong { font-size: 20px; }
.connection-card-copy small { font-size: 14px; }
.connection-card-link { position: relative; z-index: 1; width: fit-content; padding-top: 12px; border-top: 1px solid #edf2f5; }
.connection-card-blue .connection-icon { background: #e8f5fc; }
.connection-card-green .connection-icon { background: #edf8ed; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .connection-paths { padding-top: 54px; padding-bottom: 62px; }
  .connection-card { min-height: 270px; }
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .hero-bottom { bottom: 14px; }
  .connection-paths { padding-top: 48px; padding-bottom: 56px; }
  .connection-heading { margin-bottom: 22px; }
  .connection-card, .connection-card:last-child { min-height: 236px; }
  .connection-card-copy { max-width: 82%; padding-top: 26px; }
  .connection-art { top: 62px; right: 14px; width: 76px; height: 70px; }
}
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .hero-bottom > span:first-child { display: inline; }
  .hero-bottom-label { font-size: 10px; }
}