Is Your Business Getting the Best from Its Connectivity?
We’ve had some fantastic conversations this week with businesses across the UK, helping them review and optimise their connectivity-especially around dedicated internet access. If you haven’t reviewed your connections recently, now is the perfect time.
Why Do Connectivity Costs Vary So Much?
Many organisations with multiple sites notice significant differences in pricing for dedicated internet access. Here’s why:
- Connection Size (Bearers): Think of this as the width of your data pipe.
- Bandwidth: How much of that pipe is open for your data to flow through.
- Contended vs Uncontended: Is your bandwidth truly dedicated, or are you sharing it with others? Are you aware if you are sharing this with others?
- Service Levels: What guarantees do you have for uptime and support (SLA/SLG)?
- Distance from Exchange: The further your site is from the exchange, the more complex (and costly) the connection. If this is an old connection, it’s likely that a closer PoP is now online, offering potential savings.
- Resilience Options: Do you need an always-on connection? Backup, failover, or load-balancing? This can be business-critical, and it is vital you have the right solution with the right resilience (not all resilience is the same)
- Managed Router or Wires Only: Do you want us to manage your hardware, or just provide the connection?
- Security Services: Firewall, intrusion protection/detection, and DDoS protection are essential for any business today.
- Contract Term: Longer terms can mean better rates.
As you can see, there’s no “one size fits all”. The right solution-and the right price-depend on your specific needs.
How Mission-Critical Is Your Connectivity?
If your business relies on being online to deliver services, downtime or slow speeds aren’t just inconvenient-they’re costly. That’s why it’s vital to ensure your connectivity matches your operational needs and risk profile.
Why Review Now?
This week, for example, we’ve helped clients who hadn’t reviewed their services in years discover:
- Bandwidth upgrades of up to 20x their current capacity-sometimes for less than they’re paying now.
- The benefits of infrastructure upgrades to future-proof needs for the coming years.
- Improved resilience options, keeping them online no matter what.
- Multiple sites, so services align, creating business efficiencies.
Recent Connectivity Reviews – Future Proof and VFM
From Limited to Lightning Fast
Old Service: 10Mb on 100Mb bearer
New Service: 200Mb on 1Gb bearer
💸 20% less cost than before
⚡️ 20x the bandwidth!
Breaking the Bottleneck
Old Service: 100Mb on 100Mb bearer (at max capacity)
Replacement Service: 200Mb on 1Gb bearer
💸 20% less cost than before
🔄 Double the bandwidth
🔮 Future-proofed for years ahead with up to 1Gb available if needed
Massive Savings at Maximum Speed
Old Service: 500Mb on 1Gb bearer
New Service: 1Gb on 1Gb bearer
💸 33% less cost than before
🚀 Full gigabit performance unlocked!
Gigabit for Less
Old Service: 1Gb on 1Gb bearer
New Service: 1Gb on 1Gb bearer
💸 36% less cost than before
💡 Same speed, much lower price!
Step Up Resilience & Capacity
Old Service: 1Gb on 1Gb bearer with passive failover
New Service: 1Gb on 1Gb bearer with active 1G/1G load balancing
💸 Similar price as before
💪 Double the usable bandwidth capacity
🔒 Upgrade from passive to always-on active resilience!
Uber Bandwidth & Capacity Boost
Old Service: 1Gb on 1Gb bearer
New Service: 2Gb on 10Gb bearer
💸 Marginal increase in pricing
💪 10x the capacity in bearer
🔒 Ability to flex bandwidth up and down when required for projects
Downtime-Busting Benefits
Old Service: 500Mb on 1Gb bearer with 100Mb passive “backup”
New Service: 1Gb on 1Gb bearer with 1Gb on 1Gb passive RO2 failover
💸 Marginal increase in pricing (10%)
💪 Double the speed in available bandwidth
🔒 Improved core PoP resilience from 1 core PoP to 2 with full diversity, protecting against unexpected outages and planned engineering work downtime
In Brief:
- Bandwidth needs have increased globally
- Often more speed, less cost
- Future-proofed connectivity
- Enhanced resilience and reliability
One Conversation, All Your Sites
Whether you have a single office or multiple locations across the UK, HM Network can review, coordinate, and deliver the right connectivity for each site-saving you time, money, and hassle.
Ready to Future-Proof Your Business Connectivity?
Wondering what VFM is? Let’s have a quick, no-obligation review. You might be surprised at what’s possible, and how much you could save or improve.
Contact us today to schedule your connectivity review.