MANILA, Philippines – Slow internet connection whacks up businesses.
Owners of internet cafes would know this well as they hear complaints from their customers every single day. Poor connectivity also slows down online businesses like e-commerce platforms and outsourcing companies. Even restaurants and hotels offering free Wi-Fi also know the frustration of their customers when they are unable to enjoy the so-called perk.
But aside from unproductiveness, inefficiency and angry clients, businesses also suffer from monetary losses—possibly billions of them.
There’s hope, at least, with the promising fiber Internet that is being made available in more areas now. It’s made of fiber optics, hair-like glass or plastic strands that transmit light signals better, resulting in faster communication. They outperform in many ways the longstanding electrical copper wires used in many Internet connections now (more on this later).
So, if slow internet is giving your business a hard time, here are some reasons why fiber internet needs to step in.
1. Fast task completion
Sending emails, downloading attachments, uploading files, streaming media, syncing files to the cloud, online messaging and calling, and other online activities that are essential to any business can be accomplished faster with fiber internet.
Fiber can provide speeds of up to 1Gbps. This is a huge difference from copper connections’ maximum speed of just 20Mbps.
Copper wires also have limited bandwidth. This is why your non-fiber connection fails to meet your demands when several Internet-enabled devices are transferring data simultaneously.
But fiber optic cables offer more bandwidth, around a thousand over, allowing you to transfer huge amounts of data smoothly.
2. Uninterrupted business operations
With fiber optics being stronger than copper cables, they are resistant to bad weather conditions and even interferences. That means your business will almost never experience internet downtimes, helping you go on with the operations without any interruption.
You can respond to customer queries fast, post content on your business’ social media pages truly in real time, do more research, facilitate online purchases speedily, smoothly monitor operations via CCTV, and more.
3. More efficient collaboration with remote workers
Online communication tools like Skype, Google Hangouts and GoToMeeting are vital when working with remote employees or freelancers. But unreliable Internet connection usually causes problems like failure to send messages, poor audio and low-quality video calls.
Fiber internet can improve the quality of those video conferences, making each meeting more productive. It’ll also be easier to conduct trainings, seminars and brainstorming sessions online.
4. Improved overall business productivity
With its speed and reliability, there’s no question that fiber internet can indeed help improve business productivity.
Employees won’t have to leave their desk, engage in conversations with other colleagues or do just anything else in frustration over slow Internet that couldn’t simply attach a file to their email.
After dialogues with the government, telcos are finally rolling out fiber Internet connection in more areas in the country, covering not just businesses but also homes and schools.
Globe myBusiness, for one, is expanding the coverage of its fiber optic connectivity. The most recent areas to be connected are Districts 3 and 4 in Quezon City, and Binondo in Manila.
Globe myBusiness is offering fiber Internet to businesses in different competitive packages.
For only P2,949 a month, you can get their latest security bundle that comes with an 8-channel CCTV that will let you keep an eye on your business, anytime anywhere. Living in a Fiber city? Sign up here!
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