Enterprise internet

Finding the right internet service for your enterprise

While connectivity is critical to every company today, not every business needs the fastest – or most expensive – internet connections. When you’re managing tight margins and operating budgets, the ability to save money each month on your internet service is essential. Standard business apps like email clients, filesharing services, project management tools and CRM systems likely don’t need superfast and super pricey dedicated connections. By rightsizing your connectivity to the needs of your tech stack, you can continue to deliver superior user and customer experiences while minimizing your expenses.

As a leading enterprise internet provider with scalable solutions for connectivity and networking, Spectrum Business offers enterprise-grade connectivity in a shared connection that’s both fast and cost-effective. With a service-level agreement guarantees 99.9% uptime from inside your facility to the internet and includes a rapid restoration commitment., our Enterprise Internet service delivers the value and flexibility of broadband with the reliability and assurance of that industry-leading SLA.

The benefits of shared vs. dedicated internet services

Shared internet for enterprises is a type of internet service where multiple users or businesses share bandwidth from the same network source. As a result, the speed and performance of the internet may fluctuate depending on the number of users online at any time, especially during peak hours. Shared connections are more cost-effective, making them ideal for businesses that aren’t running high-performance apps or uploading and downloading massive amounts of data. Standard applications for email, web browsing and cloud collaboration work well on shared connections.

Dedicated enterprise internet solutions, on the other hand, provide an exclusive connection for a single business or user, delivering more consistent and reliable performance. Since the bandwidth isn’t shared, businesses enjoy steady speeds, lower latency and enhanced security. Dedicated connections are ideal for businesses that require uninterrupted service, which transfer large amounts of data or that need reliable connectivity for cloud computing and high-performance applications.

For many businesses, a dedicated internet access provides more speed and bandwidth than they’ll ever use. For these companies, a shared connection offers all the internet access they need while helping to significantly lower their costs for connectivity.

Enterprise Internet from Spectrum Business

Spectrum Business offers a broad portfolio of internet solutions to power your business to perform at its full potential. As a strategic partner, we are intensely focused on delivering reliable service with national reach and value that offers the best total cost of ownership (TCO).

Our Enterprise Internet solution is ideal for businesses where performance is desired but not business critical. This service provides a shared connection with speeds up to 1 Gbps. A SLA guarantees 99.9% uptime from inside your facility to the internet and includes a rapid restoration commitment. Three bandwidth plans enable you to match your internet service to your connectivity needs. Additionally, our Enterprise Internet offering is built on a network with enterprise traffic prioritization, high uptime and a mean time to resolution (MTTR) of six hours.

With Enterprise Internet from Spectrum Business, you can:

• Optimize your internet connection for the best performance and value.
• Easily connect multiple locations with technology that’s perfect for the needs of each site.
• Keep employees and customers connected with internet access backed by industry-leading service-level agreements for uptime.
• Simplify your internet access design, management and support with a single, responsive vendor.

Additional internet solutions

Along with Enterprise Internet, we offer a suite of internet solutions designed to deliver the ideal experience for your users and the best ROI for your organization.

• Dedicated Fiber Internet delivers reliable internet access over a dedicated connection that ensures your internet service can keep up with the high demands of your network. When performance and bandwidth are critical, Dedicated Fiber Internet delivers speeds up to 100 Gbps along with low latency and an SLA that delivers a 100% uptime guarantee into your facility.
• Secure Dedicated Fiber Internet packages managed cybersecurity services with a seamless, secure and fast dedicated internet connection. This all-in-one package is backed by a service-level agreement guaranteeing 100% uptime into the included firewall in your suite. Our secure fiber internet solution provides continuous protection and dependable access while avoiding the need for additional IT resources.
• Wireless Internet allows you to connect your location to the internet quickly while supporting access diversity, additional bandwidth, or temporary connectivity needs. This all-inclusive internet service leverages multiple wireless partners to deliver exceptional network quality and service experiences.

Why choose Spectrum Business?

Spectrum Business provides services and solutions for the nation’s largest businesses and communication service providers. Our broad portfolio includes networking and managed services and solutions for internet access, ethernet access, security, networking, voice and collaboration and HDTV.

When you choose us as a partner, you can count on:

• A collaborative approach. Our experts work closely with your teams to design solutions that meet your evolving needs.
• An exceptional experience. We bring a relentless commitment to providing the best client experience and delivering extraordinary value for our customers.
• Unmatched solutions. We bring the experience, infrastructure and capital investments of a leading connectivity provider to solve the most complex enterprise technology challenges.
• Superior performance. Our private fiber network delivers the speed, capacity, reliability and security you need to stay competitive.
• Responsive support. Our network and technologies are backed by 24/7 client care and a 100% uptime SLA guarantee.¹

FAQs

What is a shared internet connection for enterprises?

A shared internet connection is a service where multiple users share the same bandwidth from a common network provided by the ISP. The speed and performance can vary depending on how many people are using the network at a given time. It’s a more cost-effective option, ideal for general-purpose use.

What is a dedicated internet connection?

A dedicated internet connection provides exclusive bandwidth to a single business or user, ensuring consistent speed and performance. The connection is not shared with others, which makes it more reliable and secure. It typically comes with a Service Level Agreement (SLA) guaranteeing performance.

What applications work well on a shared internet connection?

Applications like email, cloud-based document editing, project management tools and basic web browsing perform well on shared connections. These apps don’t require constant high speeds and can handle occasional fluctuations in bandwidth.

¹100% uptime SLA guarantee applies only to Dedicated Fiber Internet, Secure Dedicated Fiber Internet, Ethernet Services, Cloud Connect and Enterprise Trunking.