How to get unlimited Internet broadband for your business?

Are you constantly worried about overrunning your business Internet data limits and over aging your business Internet bills? The good news is that you do not have to worry anymore. A number of Internet service providers (ISP) now have plans that will allow you to get unlimited Internet broadband for your business. You do not even need to calculate the bandwidth requirements – depending upon the number of employees and type of Internet activities; ISPs provide tools for you to estimate your Internet speed requirements.

Unlimited Internet broadband for your business through bonded Internet

Today, ISPs provide a number of broadband business Internet options using networks such as DSL (also ADSL and VDSL), cable, T1/T3, fiber, 4G wireless and bonded Internet.

DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) and its variants like ADSL and VDSL provide speeds in the range of 5 to 50 Mbps. Many ISPs have plans in the range of $40 – $100 per month with unlimited data transfer option included or available for an additional fee of $10/month. These may be sufficient for small businesses up to 20 employees.

Cable networks also provide high-speed business Internet in the range of 5 to 250 Mbps. Plans are a bit costlier ranging from $50 – $250 per month – these also provide unlimited data transfer as part of the plan or with a small additional fee. This may be sufficient for small businesses but will need additional equipment, installation and additional costs.

Dedicated T1/T3 leased lines as well as optical fiber networks provide greater speeds as well as symmetric upstream and downstream speeds, which are necessary if your business has interconnected offices, needs VPN (Virtual Private Network) connectivity, HD video conferencing capabilities and large data consuming cloud based services. Plans range from $300 per month and offer unlimited data transfer along with backup Internet connectivity to ensure your business stays online close to 100% of the time.

ISPs also provide a great option – a bonded Internet connection in which all of the above diverse Internet lines from any number of providers can be combined together to create a single, faster pipe for your network. The sum is truly greater than its parts. The technology advances traditional bonding by introducing sum-total aggregation of upload and download bandwidth. Under a single-IP address, the bonded pipe allows all traffic to make use of all available bandwidth at any time.

Bonded connection gives many advantages like bandwidth aggregation, improved reliability, throughput and quality of service at a much lesser cost. If you need more bandwidth and speed with unlimited data transfer then bonded Internet connection can be your option at a cost unmatched by having dedicated or fiber optic lines.

Additionally, you are not tied to a single service provider and your business is online close to 100% of time with 4G wireless network optionally configured as backup.

What are the factors that you should consider with unlimited data?

ISPs provide unlimited data plans for all types of business Internet connections. These include cable, DSL (also ADSL and VDSL), fiber optic, dedicated leased lines, bonded and 4G wireless Internet. Not all plans are available at all locations. You will typically be having a few options of choosing an ISP and a business Internet plan. Depending upon your business type and size, number of employees today (also how many will you add in next 1-2 years), speed requirements and pricing budgets you can decide on a plan offering unlimited data for your business.

Look at the contract carefully and check whether it offers flexibility – can you scale up or down additional services and bandwidth? Will the contract amount change annually and by how much? Are there other charges related to activation, installation and ongoing support?

With data being the center of today’s business world, it is highly imperative to switch to plans, which provide unlimited data – after all, it is one thing less to worry.

Don’t hesitate to contact our team, to learn more about our bonded Internet solutions.