Recent announcements by Ofcom and BT signify some important and much needed changes are on the way for homes and businesses alike. The planned roll-out of fibre connectivity throughout the UK will mean improved services can be offered by small and large businesses alike. For companies’ dependent upon the internet for on-line trade offerings it means they can utilise high end applications to raise their profile and match the offerings of some of the larger players. For SME business owners the ability to reliably access cloud applications in support of their day to day operations reduces fears of critical failure of off-site services, allowing better management of finances, space and time.
None of this is going to take place overnight but at least the forecast over the coming years is a positive one. As we move towards the complete withdrawal of ISDN, to be replaced by IP services and SIP trunking, the need for a faster and more reliable national infrastructure grows in importance.
Now is the time for business to start thinking about how they will take advantage of these changes in the future by ensuring they have an internal network infrastructure capable of fully utilising the benefits of fibre broadband. To wait is simply to gift your competitors with a head start in being able to provide an improved service, leading to more new business and the opportunity to attract some of your existing customers away.
If your business is one of the many still waiting for fibre optic broadband to be rolled out, then it makes sense to use the time between now and its deployment to make the enhancements to your own network now.
For a review of your current infrastructure and how it can be improved contact Allied Telecoms Ltd to make an appointment.