What does Broadband provide?

Compared to a normal Dial up or ISDN Internet connection, Broadband offers:

• A richer online experience with faster access to emails and Websites

• Faster e-mail and internet making you more responsive to your customers needs.

• VPN technologies for you and your employees providing access to company information from home.

• Communicate more efficiently and effectively with your customers and/or suppliers.

• Share one single Internet Connection with for the whole company.

• Speeds up to 50 times faster than standard telephone connection.

• An 'always on' connection so there is no waiting to log on or time restrictions.

BITES-UK provides two types of Broadband Internet Connectivity

• Fixed Wire ADSL Broadband - For Businesses within a Fixed Wire ADSL enabled area.

• Satellite Broadband - For Businesses outside a Fixed Wire ADSL enabled area.

Business Benefits of Broadband

Talk and work - collaboration saves time.

Since your broadband connection splits your line to allow you to receive voice and data simultaneously, you can talk through documents and proposals with staff and customers while both viewing them, even while making changes on the fly if you have the appropriate file sharing software.

• Reduced Overheads
  One of the largest hidden costs for small businesses, this is reduced markedly by sending large files and documents across the Net. Forget next day delivery and save on Postal and courier costs. Benefit from almost immediate delivery instead!

• Virtual meetings - Video Conferencing
  Small businesses are often unreasonably stretched due to sales, operations and management being pulled out of the office by different clients, partners and suppliers. With a remote office set up on broadband, meetings can now be held on the fly, documents shared immediately and decisions taken without face-to-face contact.

• Saving You Money!
  Very few businesses can afford a global presence and the required marketing budget to support it. With broadband Internet, companies with a handful of staff can manage a global web presence effectively, deal with international orders and enquiries straight away, and tailor their operations to meet the international hours. For instance, many relocation firms now have staff members tele-working from home via broadband so they can service clients on the other side of the world. That the home office worker reduces the office overheads for the relocation company is just another money saving benefit.

• Improved Functionality
  With broadband internet your small business can get advanced functionality for a fraction of the cost of buying the services outright. For instance, if you want a secure e-commerce solution to sell a product you can outsource this to an ASP (Application Service Provider) and simply pay a monthly charge plus a small percentage per purchase. This is far more economical than investing in your own e-commerce solution which needs maintenance and could soon be obsolete.

• Security
  System failures, online bugs and inter-office viruses can be crippling for small business. Your broadband internet connection allows you to deploy extensive security solutions and 24/7 diagnostic tools, which quickly alert you to any dangers.
  

Overview

• Faster access to Websites

• Faster Downloading of Pictures and Photos

• Faster access to Music and Video

• Security

• Collaborative Working

• E-mails

• Video Conferencing

• VPN (Virtual Private Networking)

• Improved Functionality

• Improved Performance