Broadband Internet Services

From little mom-and-pop shops to large corporations, it seems as though almost every business is connected to the Internet these days. Whether you’re looking for a new service, or perhaps looking to upgrade your current solution, there are a number of broadband Internet service options available.

To start, broadband Internet services are generally broken down into two categories: shared connections and dedicated connections. Shared connections are much like residential broadband Internet services, in that your connection is divided among a large number of other users. While this helps to keep costs low, there is a drawback – providers often overprovision their services, meaning that during peak hours where many other customers are likely to be using the service, your connection will slow down significantly. In addition, providers often advertize their connection speeds as “up to” a certain amount of Megabits per second (Mbps). For example, your cable provider might say you’re getting “up to 3Mbps,” but it is not guaranteed. At any time you could be getting the full amount, or just a fraction of it – it all depends on how many other customers are using the connection at that time. Share bandwidth services include DSL, Cable, two-way satellite Internet and 3G and 4G wireless.

A dedicated connection, on the other hand, allocates a set amount of bandwidth solely to you and your business 24/7, and will not fluctuate during peak hours. The majority of dedicated connections also come with Service Level Agreements (SLAs). SLAs are essentially an agreement between the provider and the customer covering uptime, jitter, latency, etc. that spells out what happens in the event that your service is interrupted and covers how you’ll be compensated. While it is not a hard and fast guarantee that your service will never go down (no service is up 100% of the time, but most providers aim for 99.999% availability), it will guarantee a fast response in the event of any issue. Dedicated bandwidth services include Dedicated Internet Access (DIA), Internet T1, Internet T3, OC3, Ethernet over Copper (EoC), 100Mb Fast Ethernet, Ethernet over Fiber (EoF), 1Gb Gig-E, 10Gb Gig-E, etc.

Are you looking for a broadband Internet service for your business? Give us a call today! We partner with today’s leading providers of telecommunications services, including high-speed Internet and data, voice, and conferencing services, and can work with you to customize a solution that meets your unique requirements and budget.

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