Business Broadband

With these technological advances and the wider deployment if fibre broadband services within the UK, availability of “Fast” or Ultrafast” broadband speeds has allowed business to migrate to more cloud-based environments for the data and voice services. However, not everyone has access to these fibre broadband-based products as a cost-effective solution for speed versus cost.

In these situations, businesses have two other options for provision of fast Internet connectivity:

• Fibre leased lines: a dedicated fibre optic connection direct from the local BT Openreach exchange to the business premises. Offers the advantage of synchronous or the same upload and download speed as well as not sharing the connection with any other users or businesses. Cost is a lot higher but these have reduced in recent years and installation times are longer but with proper planning can be accommodated.
• Wireless Internet connections – depending upon where in the UK the premises are located, there may be options to have a wireless internet connection provided as opposed to a wired one using BT Openreach’s wired network. Primarily aimed at more rural locations where underground cables and connections are more difficult and thus more expensive to provide, wireless internet connections can be quick to deploy, provide a guaranteed speed and can be easily upgraded if required. However, deployment can be affected by topography and proximity to a providers mast.