Revenue is rising, you\u2019ve got more employees and you\u2019re excited to expand your range of products and services, but you need a better Internet connection to support your growth. You made the decision to go fibre, but why is that an important step for your business, and what now? Fibre is the Internet on steroids \u2013 faster, securer and more reliable. Ultimately, it will unlock the door to a whole new way of doing business. So, what next?<\/p>\n
Take your work with you <\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe biggest benefit of fibre is a much higher bandwidth, and that\u2019s important for several reasons,\u201d says Rob Lith, Director, Connection Telecom. \u201cFor one, fibre is pretty much a prerequisite for cloud computing. Cloud\u2019s great; it keeps you connected to your software and apps as well as your colleagues from anywhere, at any time of the day.\u201d Simply contact a cloud provider, discuss your needs with them, and it won\u2019t be long before you and your employees are mobile. Cloud is also vital for backing up data crucial to keeping your business running, especially because fibre offers upload speeds that are equivalent to download speeds. Whereas with copper, uploading data is significantly slower in comparison to download speeds. \u201cWithout fibre, it will take orders of magnitude more time to upload crucial data to the cloud,\u201d says Lith. \u201cThat doesn\u2019t just put your data at risk, but it\u2019s a precious waste of time.\u201d <\/p>\n Work smarter<\/strong> <\/p>\n \u201cAnd let\u2019s not forget about technologies like cloud PBX, VoIP and others, which allow for much more flexible, affordable and scalable ways of communicating with colleagues, clients and customers,\u201d points out Lith. And creating a unified customer experience over all touchpoints is a lot easier when voice traffic can be integrated into your CRM or ERP software. \u201cSpeaking of scalability, fibre really is the only scalable connection type, able to handle anything between a single employee and thousands,\u201d notes Lith. \u201cA copper connection will hit its peak at tens of employees, so investing in fibre early is great for growth.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cWhat\u2019s important is to identify what matters to you as a business \u2013 customer experience, security, productivity and so on \u2013 and to look for technologies that can enhance those aspects,\u201d says Lith. \u201cI\u2019m willing to bet they\u2019re technologies enabled by the cloud and, in turn, fibre broadband.\u201d Some of the technologies all businesses can benefit from are cloud collaboration tools. They empower people to join conferences or meetings from the comfort of their home, or to work on documents with others from around the world simultaneously, as well as work more flexible hours and save businesses money. <\/p>\n It\u2019s also the ideal way to boost productivity and reduce downtime, not just because a happier employee is a harder working one, less likely to burn out or be frazzled by pressure, but they\u2019re always available. <\/p>\n It\u2019s all gain and no loss <\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cSpeaking of downtime; fibre is impervious to environmental conditions like poor weather, so you don\u2019t have to worry about downtime nearly as often,\u201d notes Lith. \u201cIt\u2019s also worth mentioning that faster bandwidth means when someone attempts to join a web conference or tries to stream a video, the Internet doesn\u2019t come to a standstill for everyone else in the office.\u201d That\u2019s especially true of video conferencing, which is very bandwidth dependent. <\/p>\n Think of fibre broadband as an enabler, a way of doing things better, quicker and cheaper. 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