Business Broadband — What to Consider?
When choosing a broadband plan for business, the requirements are often very different to that of a home internet plan. Businesses face a range of communication challenges that are usually quite easily resolved with a great broadband plan. But what exactly do you need to consider when it comes to your business’s broadband needs?
Reviewing Your Options
Consider everything that could impact your internet connection. New staff, moving offices, unlimited access to downloading, large emails and sharing data can heavily impact how your internet performs and also how much it could cost you each month. If you have unexpected growth within the business, make sure your internet plan is flexible enough to accommodate the average data usage of new staff. In the event that you move offices, this will also affect your broadband connection. Check in your contract for related expenses like reconnection fees, technician call outs, etc. It may not seem like much of a cost, but when you add up all the other expenses that are associated with moving offices, anything extra could really blow out your budget. Staff often don’t realise how much they download on a daily basis, but there are ways to curb their ability to download certain things. Blocking download access to programs like iTunes, Lime Wire and the like will let you manage your data limits more effectively.
Speak to Experts
Many ISP’s often have dedicated divisions for business broadband customers. They are fully trained and equipped to answer the questions that many business owners may have in relation to their broadband connection needs. In fact, with the advances in technology, there are many solutions that they should recommend that are now available to businesses like VoIP, VPN and Co-Location services.
Flexibility
As a business owner, you’ll know how important it is to have some flexibility to allow for changes within the market. If your business expands, you’ll no doubt need to increase your data limit, as well as your hardware and software to cope with the demand. Alternatively, if your business downsizes, you’ll need to be able to lower your data limit which will in turn lower your monthly fees.
Basically, when considering any business broadband plan, you need to take into account, growth, technology advances, your budgets and new ISP’s entering the market. This will allow you to have all the right information to make an informed decision and ultimately allow your business to flourish with great communication tools at your disposal.
Netspace is a leading provider of Business Broadband solutions to business customers within Australia.
