Whether you run a one-person operation or have many employees, fibre is the way to keep up with everyone and everything faster. If you are still in two minds about whether you should make the transition, it may help to know the facts and benefits of switching to fibre in your business and why you should use WIT Evolution as your service provider.
Ultra-Reliable Service
One of the most significant advantages of fibre over other internet media such as copper cable, wireless internet, and DSL is its unrivalled reliability. Unlike other types of connectivity, fibre optics are not affected by weather-related issues such as lightning and severe temperatures. It is also less susceptible to electronic interference or static, which can create hitches in copper service because fibre is non-metallic and carries its signal by light pulses rather than electricity.
Higher Bandwidth and Speeds
While internet speeds have improved tremendously since the days of dial-up modems, if you still have a copper connection, your bandwidth will be severely constrained. However, with fibre optics, your bandwidth is almost limitless. Furthermore, because light is sent via glass rather than electricity through copper, fibre provides higher bandwidth. This means you may send and receive more data at the same time, enhancing connectivity and efficiency. With increased bandwidth comes increased speed. Because fibre optics provide symmetrical speeds, upload and download speeds are identical. Higher speed is especially significant as video conferencing becomes more popular, as you won’t miss important information because the video paused at the worst possible time due to slow upload speeds.
Reduced Latency
Reduced latency, which is inherent in fibre optics and results in more consistent signal transmission than copper, contributes to faster speeds, greater bandwidth, and stronger signal strength. The summary version is that latency is the length of time it takes for a signal from your computer to reach the server and return to your machine. The higher the speed, the lower the latency, and the cleaner the data coming and exiting.
Faster Cloud Access
Do you keep your business data on a cloud server? You should do so in order that you do not lose everything if your PC or internal server fails. However, retrieving data from the cloud must be as quick as retrieving it from your hard disk. Poor download and upload speeds while saving and downloading files from a cloud server is a common complaint regarding legacy copper internet. Higher-speed fibre optics eliminate much of the latency, allowing you to access files more quickly.
Cost-Effective
Contrary to popular opinion, fibre optic internet access is less expensive per megabit than traditional copper cable and DSL service. That wasn’t always the case, especially when fibre was new and hence pricey, but fibre is now so popular that prices are falling. Furthermore, because fibre transports so much more data than copper at the same time, the cost of megabits per second for copper can be more than 10 times higher than for fibre. Another cost-cutting benefit is higher productivity and less wait time due to faster upload and download connectivity.
Scalability
Because of the extraordinary bandwidth and capacity of fibre, your online access can grow with your organization without altering a thing. Fibre scales with business needs, allowing you to add new staff and servers without changing your internet connection. This can save your company a lot of money in the long run because you can scale up now for long-term growth later by simply switching to a fibre connection that is already prepared for the future.
Why choose WIT Evolution as your service provider?
WIT has partnered with the top TIER 1 ISPs in SA to provide you with the best product and value for money on fibre, Wireless Broadband, and Business Fixed LTE services. We offer capped and uncapped services, and we handle the whole process from applying for the service to after-sales service to ensure a greater turnaround time and to avoid our clients having to deal with call centres. Speeds of 10-1000mbps are available, depending on your area and ISP.
Contact us today to help you stay connected with a super-fast solution to suit your business. Read more on our fibre solutions.