Fibre broadband is not just about speed though it is the selling point which has been fundamentally highlighted.
It offers considerable benefits in terms of reliability, scalability and longevity. Fibre is inherently less susceptible to damp or interference, making it more reliable with less risk of business downtime.
Any company that wants to make the most of the new technological services that are available such as cloud computing, HD videoconferencing, voice over internet protocol (VoIP) technology, realtime backup or just sending and receiving large files, will want the fastest connection possible to make sure their business runs smoothly.
If not, its existing infrastructure could be in danger of slowing down and struggling to cope.
Enthusiasm for these services is widespread. Research carried out by Easynet Connect showed that over half of UK SMEs plan to switch their core applications to cloud computing systems in the next year, compared with the 22 per cent that had planned to in 2008. As the dedication to these bandwidth-hungry applications grows, so too will the need to think seriously about investing in fibre.
The beauty of fibre is that it can also be upgraded at a later stage. Even though today people may think of 100Mbps as fast, future requirements may well demand even faster connections which could be provided over the same fibre connection. One day we could even be talking about connections in gigabits as standard, rather than megabits.
Fibre not only meets business needs today, but can provide a truly future-proof service which can easily match the increasing need for business bandwidth.
According to research carried out by US consultants Booz & Co., European countries are lagging behind on fibre based broadband networks. They pronounce that next generation broadband networks promise much faster transfer of information, services, and benefits throughout a national economy, promoting overall growth, productivity, and prosperity. Without investment in fibre broadband networks businesses will only be able to reap meagre benefits from the advances being made in today’s information society.
According to OECD estimates, by 2011 broadband communication will generate one-third of the productivity gains made by highly developed nations.
Not only do we need to consider our own investment in fibre broadband but we need to encourage and support investment by the providers within the UK and Ireland and any government support that may be employed as it evidently bears influence on the prosperity of our economy in the long term.
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