Next Generation Networks offer you increased bandwidth online – this will enable your business to be both more efficient and save valuable time.

Everyone would agree that the Internet has radically altered the way we operate in business. The first major change was businesses adopting email as a form of communication and setting up websites to attract a worldwide audience. The next step change was the adoption of broadband. The move to a fast, always-on, unlimited connection allowed users unrestricted access to the Internet, and created the multi-billion pound ecommerce market that we have today. So, what’s the next step and how do we develop and improve from here?

Although broadband is fast, ‘pain points’ remain a concern with the Web. The poor upload speeds, limited download speeds and contention means that we still have to make compromises with our Web connections. As an example, if you want to video-conference and need to conference in more than one user, you may have to compromise your video quality and your audio. In addition to this, you could have to tweak your systems so that someone downloading a large file elsewhere in the business doesn’t ruin your conference.

Speedy solutions

The solution to your problems and the next step-change you will see in the Internet is Next Generation Networks (NGN). Through using NGN, businesses and consumers will be able to do more and do what they do now faster. NGN is not just a solution for the Internet, it’s also going to bring improvements to your voice network. Rather than routing different types of data and service onto a range of dedicated networks – voice, video, transactional data and so on – NGN technology allows everything to be converged onto a single, universal network that encompasses everything.

With NGN the ‘www’ in a web address will no longer be synonymous with World Wide Wait. With NGN there are no bottlenecks. Your Unified Communication System will no longer be limited by the network connection, there will be no compromises on Video-Conferencing quality, it can be full-screen and HD quality.

The technology to have as many video conferences as you want all running simultaneously will be at your fingertips. Remote sites will be a solution, not a problem. Additionally you’ll be able to exploit sophisticated cloud computing applications such as CRM and ERP systems and WAN networks will be significantly easier to setup and manage.

A good tip at this point is to explore some ‘what ifs’ with your vendor and to get the answers written into your contract. The biggest ‘what ifs’ are: what if the vendor was to become insolvent, and what if we decide that we can no longer work with you. It may not happen, but if it does then you’ll have a pre-planned way out.

Super-fast & ready to go

The best thing about NGN is that it’s here and now. There’s no waiting for your local exchange to be upgraded as VMB have already rolled out NGN. It’s available across much of the UK – it’s already in more than 38,000 street cabinets across the country. It’s also capable of super-fast speeds, with up to 10Gbps available now and even more in the future. As the NGN is an all-fibre network there are no bottlenecks, whereas other next generation networks are a combination of fibre and copper and as such will always be limited by their reliance on copper. 

Need more convincing? We’ve left the best thing about NGN to the last. One of the key benefits of NGN is in both direct and indirect cost savings. Putting multiple networks into one single network enables a direct cost saving. Indirect savings come about through savings in management and maintenance, as well as the cost-efficiency of being able to do everything faster.

To find out more about NGN so you can take your business to the next step, contact us

What is Telecoms 2.0?

Telecoms 2.0 puts together the network with the right applications for your business. So with Telecoms 2.0 a multi-site business can communicate and share their data and use the same applications as if they’re all in the same building. There’s no wait, and there’s no inequality. Just because you’re in a branch office doesn’t mean you can’t have access to a report on a server in head-office and if you want to conference call in four people from different offices on video then you can.

With Telecoms 2.0 you can transform the way your organisation works and help people to work together faster and more efficiently no matter where they are.