Many businesses are now totally reliant upon their data connectivity, not only for standard data but also for voice services. When broadband goes down, the company comes grinding to a halt. Yet a lot of these businesses, particularly small businesses, are relying upon consumer grade broadband with high contention ratios.

This means that a lot of other users are sharing your line, diluting the speed into your premises. Once it reaches you it is then further reduced by being split amongst your own users. If every user in your building is waiting on a slow internet connection productivity drops and, over the course of a year, or even a month, this drop could really damage your profits.

Faster broadband = increased productivity. No waiting for downloads or portals to open - unlimited access during your working hours. Investing even a small amount in faster (and more reliable) connectivity will quickly pay for itself.

That is why we don't offer consumer grade broadband to our business customers. Contention ratios for our standard products are 1:8 and we are seeing more businesses taking up dedicated lines with 1:1 uncontended bandwidth. This will become even more popular as prices continue to drop.

Dedicated ethernet services with guaranteed upload and download speeds are ideal for VoIP services. As well as giving you guaranteed speed you will benefit from a four hour fix on any problems that arise. This type of line rarely fails in comparison with a general broadband line.

For companies who are reliant upon a constant connection there are failover systems which can be employed in order to keep you running seamlessly. You will not even notice there has been a problem.

Because we use a range of suppliers we are able to source a mix of connectivity products which can work together to give your business an integrated data solution. This can be for a single premises or across multiple sites nationwide.

We have expertise in new technologies and a dedicated data solutions department. Ask us about MPLS networks and Ethernet connectivity and how they could help your business perform more efficiently.

Are you currently using a VoIP phone system? If not, why not? VoIP offers better features than standard telephony and has matured into a business grade product which you can rely upon.

You can even take advantage of hosted VoIP which involves no initial outlay or set up costs - ideal for small businesses and new businesses. It is flexible and scalable and can grow with your business. It's a very cost effective solution.

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The need for faster and more reliable internet access from businesses has increased dramatically over the past twelve months in the UK. This demand is driving the price of high availability leased lines and Ethernet circuits down.

We have an aggregated approach to supplying connectivity. We buy access from multiple carriers allowing us to be as flexible as possible with our solutions. This aggregated strategy allows customers to mix and match products from various suppliers which we can bring together in to a single working solution.

Ethernet (Fibre)

Ethernet leased lines are delivered using fibre optic cables all the way in to your premises and offer a guaranteed service. We can deliver speeds from 1mb all the way up to 1gb of guaranteed bandwidth both up and down to your location. The service is installed on an access bearer with 10mb, 100mb or 1gb of capacity, we then partition off the amount of speed you require.

The most common service we sell is 10mb of bandwidth on a 100mb bearer, this guarantees the full 10mb and also gives the option to increase the speed in the future without having to re install the connection as there is the capacity to deliver up to 100mb of access if required. You only pay for the speed you use and do not have to pay for the spare capacity.

The service includes a fully managed router which allows us to monitor and maintain the service 24 hours a day 365 days of the year.

Ethernet First Mile (EFM)

EFM is a high availability guaranteed speed service using a mix of fibre optic and copper cables to your premises. We can deliver speeds from 1mb to 20mb of guaranteed bandwidth to your location.

The service comes in two flavours, a 2 pair service can deliver up to 10mb of up and downstream bandwidth and the 4 pair option can deliver up to 20mb of up and down bandwidth. Because the delivery in to the premises is completed using copper the service has a 35 to 45 working day lead time rather than the standard 65 working days of a fibre based ethernet service.

The service includes a fully managed router which allows us to monitor and maintain the service 24 hours a day 365 days of the year. For any organisation that requires high uptime connectivity to the internet, Ethernet based services should be the product of choice due to the high guaranteed speeds and rigid fix times and service level agreements.

For more information about our ethernet packages or connectivity solutions please contact us.

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As well as providing telecoms solutions for single site businesses we also offer a bespoke service for multi-site telecoms connectivity. Larger businesses with multiple sites can be spread between cities, counties and even countries. Data from all of these sites needs to be collated and processed centrally.

Connecting branch sites with a headquarters in a reliable and cost effective manner requires the use of the latest technology. We have experience of providing corporate MPLS network solutions that have proven to be effective both in terms of reducing costs and improving resiliency.

Our MPLS solutions are scalable, so as your business grows and new sites are added they can be quickly and easily integrated into your network. Voice, data and secure transactions flow smoothly and uninterrupted across your network.

IP VPN (secure private network) delivered via standard ADSL lines can be incorporated with private leased-lines and hosted services to give your business the solution it needs and provide a competitive edge.

When dealing with large amounts of data it is essential that there is a failover solution should your main source of connectivity fail. It doesn't happen often, particularly with private leased-lines, but from time-to-time outages do occur and even a few minutes of downtime can cost a lot of money when spread across multiple sites. A back-up option which can be instantly and automatically activated is a must.

We offer an end-to-end solution providing services to both your branches and data centre. This includes the provision, installation and configuration of new hardware where required as well as all of the services necessary to connect sites together.

If you currently have your sites connected but are having issues with your provider or feel that the amount you are paying to connect your sites could be reduced please contact us, in confidence, so that we can talk through the different options available.

We can provide testimonials from existing corporate clients who have used our connectivity services and are extremely pleased with the results. They have saved money and improved their communications infrastructure as a result.

In addition to fixed-line solutions we also provide corporate mobile phone services which give you the optimum SmartPhone handsets to integrate with your data network and empower your employees whilst in the field.

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