Enterprise internet solutions

Rightsizing internet solutions for your enterprise

In today’s digital market, your internet connection is a business-critical asset for everything from daily operations to long-term growth. Since the cost of connectivity can be quite expensive, rightsizing internet solutions for the needs of your business applications is essential. Too much capacity can lead to unnecessary costs, but too little can bottleneck operations, slow workflows and prevent your business from adapting to evolving demands.

At Spectrum Business, our portfolio includes the fast yet cost-effective Enterprise Internet solution, ideal for businesses running workloads that don’t rely on dedicated connections, superfast speeds or high levels of bandwidth. With Enterprise Internet, you can optimize your connectivity for the best performance and value while simplifying management through a single, responsive vendor.

Choosing a shared or dedicated connection

Enterprise Internet from Spectrum Business provides a shared internet connection rather than a dedicated connection as other enterprise connectivity solutions do. Deciding between a shared and dedicated connection comes down to several factors.

Cost: A shared internet connection is more cost-effective because multiple users or businesses share the bandwidth, helping to reduce expenses. Dedicated internet access for enterprises come with a higher price tag because they offer exclusive use of bandwidth.

Speed: With a shared connection, internet speeds can fluctuate depending on the time of day and the number of users on the network, especially during peak hours. That makes shared connections best suited for businesses that primarily use email, productivity software, CRM systems or light cloud-based applications. On the other hand, a dedicated connection guarantees consistent speeds because the bandwidth is reserved for a single user. This makes it ideal for businesses that need fast, reliable internet at all times, especially those handling large files or running high-performance applications.

Performance: Shared internet solutions for enterprises are adequate for standard applications, but their performance may drop when many users are online simultaneously. A dedicated connection offers superior and consistent performance, which is critical for businesses that rely on uninterrupted service for highly demanding applications.

Latency: Latency, which refers to the delay in the time that data takes to transfer across a network, can be higher in shared connections, especially during busy periods. This typically isn’t a problem for delay-tolerant apps like email, CRM systems and productivity suites, but it can be an issue for real-time applications like video conferencing, VoIP calls or online collaboration tools. Dedicated internet solutions for enterprises, on the other hand, offer lower latency, ensuring smooth and uninterrupted performance for time-sensitive operations.

Scalability: Shared connections are a highly flexible and cost-effective choice for businesses with moderate internet needs or gradual growth. These connections can handle typical tasks without requiring a large investment. However, dedicated connections are better suited for businesses with larger or growing data demands, as they can scale more effectively and support higher-capacity internet usage.

Enterprise Internet from Spectrum Business

As an enterprise internet provider, Spectrum Business offers a range of internet solutions focused on reliability, accountability, value and reach. Through a wholly owned fiber network with national reach and industry-leading SLAs, we deliver connectivity solutions that power your business to perform at its full potential.

When you’re not running bandwidth-intensive applications or transferring massive amounts of data, our Enterprise Internet product makes it easy to right-size your connectivity solution to balance cost-efficiency and quality. Our Enterprise Internet solution is a shared connection with asymmetrical speeds up to 1 Gbps and an SLA that guarantees 99.9% uptime from inside your facility to the internet and includes a rapid restoration commitment. Three bandwidth plans give you more options to optimize your internet for best performance and value. Built on a network with enterprise traffic prioritization and high uptime, Enterprise Internet from Spectrum Business offers the value and flexibility of broadband with the reliability and assurance of an industry-leading service-level agreement.

More solutions from Spectrum Business

In addition to Enterprise Internet, we also provide Dedicated Fiber Internet, Secure Dedicated Fiber Internet and Wireless Internet solutions, allowing us to support the connectivity needs any business need or challenge.

In addition to enterprise internet solutions, we offer technology for:

• Security: Our full suite of security products helps your organization stay ahead of risk and ensure that you can protect your employees, your customers and your data.
• Networking: Our scalable suite of networking products ensures your network can support the changing demands of your business.
• Managed services: With our managed services offerings, our experts partner with your teams to design, implement and fully manage services that fit your needs.
• Voice and collaboration: Our reliable voice and unified communications services are designed to reliably connect your business and scale to support your needs as they change and grow.
• TV: We offer reliable HDTV services and industry-specific solutions that elevate entertainment offerings with greater reliability, scalability and customization.

Why Spectrum Business?

At Spectrum Business, we deliver scalable, fiber technology and business growth solutions for the nation’s largest businesses and communications service providers. In close collaboration with our clients, our experts design, deploy and manage technology solutions that meet unique requirements for today while preparing organizations for the future. Our combination of a modern fiber network, complete portfolio of solutions and relentless commitment to delivering value for our clients is why more than 80% of Fortune 500 companies rely on us for technology solutions.¹

FAQs

What does rightsizing internet services mean?

Rightsizing internet services refers to choosing a level of speed and bandwidth that meets the needs of your users and applications while paying for extra, unused capacity.

Does rightsizing an internet service save money?

Yes, by rightsizing your enterprise internet, you avoid paying for excess bandwidth you don’t use. On the other hand, having too little bandwidth can also lead to inefficiencies, so finding the right balance ensures cost efficiency without compromising performance.

What is a shared internet connection?

On a shared connection, multiple users or businesses share the same amount of bandwidth, potentially causing fluctuations in speed during times of heavy usage. While it may not perform as well or as fast as a dedicated fiber connection, a shared internet solution for enterprises can be more cost-effective for businesses with moderate bandwidth requirements.

¹Based on Fortune 500 companies with at least one service from Spectrum Business in service area.