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Businesses are in need of ever
faster broadband
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Business broadband sees speed boost
Garnet Roach garnet@consumerchoices.co.uk
A quarter of UK businesses now have a broadband package of more than 10Mb, according to new research from Point Topic (09-10-08).
This represents a seven point increase on October last year, when only 18 per cent of firms were signed up to such packages. A further 15 per cent have already subscribed to super-fast connections of more than 50Mb with a vision of ever-increasing speeds in the future.
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"It’s essential that you, your customers and your clients stay connected and up-to-date"
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“Over 800,000 workplaces will be in the market for more bandwidth”, said Tim Johnson, senior analyst at Point Topic. “45 per cent of UK premises expect to want more speed within the next two to three years and 7 per cent significantly more.
“Remote access, remote helpdesks, video conferencing and VoIP are all becoming more embedded in day to day organisational use. These applications are the primary drivers for the increasing speeds organisations require now and in the future.”
Although it is mostly larger companies that will need such faster speeds, Michael Phillips, BroadbandChoices.co.uk product director, said that even small enterprises and home office users could benefit from a dedicated business broadband package.
“No matter how small your company, it’s essential that you, your customers and your clients stay connected and up-to-date,” he said. “Business broadband packages offer additional services such as dedicated customer service, web hosting, static IP addresses, and even priority network access to keep you, and your website ahead of the competition.”
Business broadband packages from PlusNet (www.Plus.net) and Eclipse (www.Eclipse.net.uk) start from £13.61 (excluding VAT) and £14.95 respectively.
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