ci connect | Issue 2
Hemel Hempstead goes live
Ten months after the Buncefield oil depot fire - probably the largest fire seen in this country since the Second World War - businesses in Hemel Hempstead are still suffering significant disruption as land and roads are constantly dug up to introduce new services. Community Internet has launched a new wireless service designed to give Hemel Hempstead businesses a level of real Internet resiliency.
Hemel Hempstead attracts many major business players who rely heavily on their internet connectivity and email. For many of them it is essential that they do not lose connectivity for even an hour. A recent survey by the DTI revealed that some 70% of businesses that suffer a ‘discontinuity’ in trading will ultimately be forced to cease trading altogether. This startling fact is clearly referring to major catastrophic incidents, which happen only once in a blue moon. And most businesses have some form of contingency plan in place to deal with these disasters – don’t they?
Underground disruptions
One of the main problems is that all too often companies put all their connectivity underground. They might build in some diversity by using dual network providers, but all too often these feed into the building at the same point and run on the same physical routers, firewalls, fibres and exchanges. All of which become a single point of failure risk.
With the constant disruptions in Hemel Hempstead it is time for businesses to seek an alternative. Community Internet, an internet solutions company, is proud to announce the arrival of an innovative way forward – RedKite the latest in wireless technology.
Redkite goes live
Businesses on the Hemel Hempstead business park and surrounding area can have access to up to 20Mbps broadband through the sky. By using RedKite, wireless connectivity can be delivered via the roof providing a diverse route to the Internet in the event of a cabled outage at ground level.
Not only does RedKite offer a true level of resiliency it can be used in conjunction with existing cabled solutions to deliver increased bandwidth. The RedKite 'Wired + Wireless' strategy makes use of all the bandwidth available to provide optimum performance. An additional advantage of this approach is that both lines are working all of the time. Many companies we have worked with have a 'spare' line as backup in case their primary service fails. However, all too often technical problems are found with the backup just when it is most needed.
Community Internet uses Wired + Wireless connectivity for everyday communications, with automatic fail-over in the event that either service is disrupted and automatic load balance once both services are available again.
RedKite is live in Central London, Oxford, Exeter and Hemel Hempstead and is being installed in business parks throughout the UK. It can be delivered in just 10 working days, subject to site survey, if your business is within one of our existing RedKite footprints.
Read more about RedKite wireless www.redkite.net