Is Fibre Necessary for Your Business in Rotherham?
Already years into its activation within Rotherham, and many business owners have made the switch to fibre. It seems a natural evolution, often advertised as a necessary step-up to the new generation of speed and reliability. The truth is often not quite so simple, however, with different speeds and plans confusing what could otherwise be a simple choice.
Breaking down the key elements which are important to Rotherham businesses, we want to explore what you really need to know about fibre, and its different speeds. What is too much, what should you aim for, and why is the tech worth exploring even if you already run a plan you’re happy with?
If you’re still happy with your existing plan, whether it’s an older fibre install or an ageing ADSL connection, upgrades are always worth considering. The primary reason for this is that newer plans are always getting cheaper, but ISPs will rarely tell existing customers. ISPs are happy to have you keep paying more for a lesser service, so we want to avoid this.
Taking a look at your ISP's service, or comparing those of others, can help you find new fibre plans at far lower prices than they were when you connected your old system. An upgrade could help you pay less for the same speed, or pay the same amount for a much faster or more reliable connection. In either circumstance, it's worth exploring.
Your Speed Requirements
How much speed you need in your internet connection depends on a broad range of factors. How integral is the internet to your business, how much bandwidth do you use, how many users are connected, and do you provide free Wi-Fi for customers to use in the store? Collectively, this can be challenging to measure, but we can at least break it down by typical use-cases and the demands they imply.
Consider free Wi-Fi for customer use as a starting point. A typical use case here might be general light browsing and interactive software, as commonly enjoyed in bingo slots. Browsing or playing games like Stinking Rich and Day of the Day would take less than 5 Mbps per customer to run flawlessly on mobile or laptop systems. To calculate the total drain, measure each use like this against the maximum number of simultaneous users you can expect, and then add these together with the demands of each business internet user.
Once finished with your calculation, you’ll have your maximum bandwidth usage, now in Mbps. You can then compare this to what each internet plan offers to see what you need. Whenever you’re not sure about how much speed a use demands, you can look it up online.
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