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How broadband can enhance your business.

Information on the advantages of a business broadband connection plus a guide to the beneficial features available.


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Many providers offer internet packages tailored to suit businesses, these differ from regular broadband packages designed for home use in terms of the features and level of support they offer.

For instance, whereas home users share access to their broadband connection with up to 50 other homes at any one time (known as contention), business users usually only share with a maximum of 20. This is to ensure maximum download speed is available for file sharing and facilitating VoIP calls and video conferencing for example.

Download Limits - The majority of business broadband packages offer unlimited downloads to enable multiple staff to use the same internet connection. Most providers offer different packages designed to cater for the varying needs of small, medium and large business networks and offer both wired and wireless broadband options.

Wireless Networking - There are many benefits of equipping staff computers with the ability to connect to the internet via wireless broadband. For instance, additional laptops can be simply added to the network, staff can connect to the internet remotely and access private business networks anywhere there is a wireless access point and so keep in touch with what is going on in the office where ever they are.
VoIP - The facility to make VoIP calls over your broadband connection is a fantastic use of the internet for small and large businesses alike. Using a computer to computer connection it is possible to talk to other VoIP users for free (which is great for making inter-office calls) and national and international calls are often priced at a cost usually equivalent to that of a local call, so VoIP provides a really economical way of keeping in touch.

VoIP specific features such as the ability for offices spread over the country (or even the world) to share an area code with the Head Office and for contact details relating to an incoming call to automatically appear on screen (so staff can be prepared for each call) are excellent attributes from a business perspective as they help to project a more unified, organised appearance to clients.

Additional Benefits - As well as unlimited download limits and high speed connections, advanced levels of security and support are usually offered to business broadband users.

When choosing a broadband package it is important to compare the needs of your business with the features of packages offered by each business broadband provider. Whether you are a small, medium or large company, the right broadband package can save you valuable time and money and help to make your business more efficient...