The traditional nine-to-five office job is evolving. Flexible work arrangements such as work-from-home (WFH) and hybrid models are becoming common. While this evolution offers many benefits, it also comes with unique challenges. One such challenge is the reliability and security of home Internet connections. It might be tempting to just use the broadband you already have at home. However, the results can be inconsistent when compared to a dedicated Business network.

Home Broadband Vs. Business Home Broadband:
Understanding the Difference

Did you know that a home broadband solution is not your only option? You can consider a Business Home Broadband solution as your dedicated connection at home for corporate purposes. They may seem similar but they cater to different users and needs. By understanding these differences, you’ll be better equipped to choose a business broadband package that fits your professional needs.

Here’s a breakdown:

Comparing Business Home Broadband with Home Broadband

Business Home Broadband offers more features than a typical home broadband connection. The two also differ in their scope and scale.

A standard home broadband connection is for basic Internet activities like browsing and streaming. However, when it comes to business operations, it may fall short of providing the necessary performance, security, and flexibility.

1. Performance

Broadbands intended for business use have lower latency than the home variety. For instance, SPTel’s Business Broadband runs on an ultra-low latency network which enables more responsive connectivity to tools like Zoom and Teams. With a dedicated business line for your needs, you won’t face congestion from other users in the home tapping onto the network. This will lead to faster download and upload speeds than home broadband. Businesses can send and receive large files quickly and efficiently, which is particularly important for those working from home that need to deal with high volumes of data.

2. Security

Standard home broadband networks only offer basic security features. These features might not be sufficient to protect sensitive business data. On the other hand, Business Home Broadband is designed to support enhanced security provisions to safeguard your business operations. It is inherently more secure, with DDoS attack detection as a default. Beyond this, it allows the corporate IT team to extend the same firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and comprehensive data encryption for the corporate office to the home. This enables a secure remote access at the network level to effectively secure employees against attack even if they are working on their personal devices.

Finally, Business Home Broadband comes with support by an Integrated Operations Centre (IOC) that delivers 24/7 technical support and round the clock monitoring by a world class Security Operations Centre.

3. Flexibility

When you find that your home broadband isn’t meeting your needs, you have to call up your Internet service providers or get a new contract. You can’t get new features on-the-fly, unlike with Business Home Broadband.

With SPTel’s unique offering, you can easily request for additional bandwidth for your home connection via a convenient customer portal and have it provisioned in as fast as 2 minutes to immediately enjoy increased bandwidth. This will provide you with maximum flexibility to scale up your network requirements as needed. Scenarios where this will be useful include scaling up your bandwidth to ensure optimum performance for a live stream or to take an important video call with a potential investor.

Choosing the Right Broadband

When deciding which broadband service is right for your needs, consider the following:

1. Budget: Understand the cost of each broadband service and how it fits into your budget.
2. Bandwidth Requirements: Consider the volume of data your business handles. If your operations involve large data transfers and video conferencing, then Business Home Broadband may be the right choice.
3. Cyber Security: Think about how to secure your data. Services like Business Home Broadband can help protect corporate and personal devices at the network level.  If you handle sensitive info, it’s worth considering the importance of your data privacy.

Pick the Right Tool for Your Business

Choosing the right broadband service is crucial to maximising cost-efficiency and making a productive work environment. It’s all about finding the right balance between your specific needs and the offerings of each broadband service.

Business Home Broadband is ideal for SME business owners or upper management in large enterprises. As the organisation’s key decision maker their Internet and security shouldn’t fail them whether at home or in the office. Having a separate/dedicated broadband line for your business use at home also means that your network settings will not be changed accidentally by other household members, resulting in downtime.

With a Business Home Broadband solution, network management is left to SPTel so that users can focus on their tasks at hand. IT support teams can be triggered to quickly resolve any issues and SPTel’s 24×7 IoC will provide a response in as short as 2 hrs.