24mbps Broadband - Can My Business Really Require This Speed?

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By Claude Glenda Knapp


Internet service provider advertisements all sound amazingly the same, touting various adjectives all implying the user will experience blinding speed, but the real issue is determining what speed business broadband do you need. Depending on the demands you will be putting on the system, perhaps a lower speed is adequate. In general if the application is for general web browsing and email, a higher speed is unnecessary, but for a company things are different.

In a typical office environment, a corporation will have a local area network to connect all employees, and each desktop will be connected to the broad band World Wide Web for browsing, research and client interaction. Getting a service that provides higher speeds than absolutely necessary causes only additional costs. Signing up for a service with lower speeds than the company use demands makes everyone miserable and slows work efficiency.

In the vernacular of internet providers, the rates of transmission are expressed in two ways, and it is important to understand the difference. An announced rate of 8,000 bits per second is only 1,000 bytes per second, with the confusion coming from the initials BPS. But to make the determination of what is a good rate one needs to start with the network devices, if the routers, cables and computers can only handle low rates of transmission, a faster service will not help.

The providers in your area also impact the transmission rates are available. If the local area is remote and has only DSL capability, which stands for digital subscriber line using telephone infrastructure, then the peak rates will be lower. Cable providers have faster rates but are also more expensive.

Another issue to keep in mind is that the actual versus advertised transmission rate will not be the same. Anyone who has done a speed test on their computer knows the rate changes from one time to another in the day. The speed is also impacted by how many users are accessing the web at the same time and how many programs they have open which are exchanging information online.

In a company with multiple users, the apparent speed of transmission will be lower than for one or two users. Policies that direct employees not to keep internet applications running when not in use can help. In the case where inter-office communication is primarily email, or where much of the work includes transmitting packages to clients, customers or coworkers, higher speeds are necessary.

The capability of the network devices to accept information have a large effect on the performance users experience. When data arrives at the and exceeds the network protocol values, it must be broken down into smaller packets for transmission, resulting in longer download and upload times. Other things that slow the system include protective programs which are necessary but use bandwidth without productivity.

After all the issues which can impact speed are considered and those which can be minimized are resolved, you will see how fast the users feel the internet is working. At home, speeds up to 15 megabytes per second are adequate, but for business broadband, speeds up to 25 megabytes per second are necessary for small offices, and even faster for larger companies.




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