Jola Cloud Solutions' Blog

1. Why upgrade your customers' connectivity?

You are trusted advisers - your customers prefer to buy from you. If you also manage their connectivity you can keep your competitors out and use the faster, more reliable connection to move applications and data into the cloud. You can also increase your recurring revenues, helping you to fund business growth.

2. What services are available?

FTTC is a broadband service where speeds of up to 80Mbs downstream are attainable by limiting the length of copper that the service has to run over. This is achieved by running fibre from the serving exchange to cabinets closer to the customers’ premises. FTTC can be supplied over an existing telephone line, which can continue to be used for making and receiving calls. FTTC is a contended service and at peak times the amount of bandwidth available may reduce. FTTC is much more stable and reliable than standard broadband.

Fibre Ethernet is a fibre optic cable is connected all the way from the exchange into the customer’s premises. Due to the cost of planning, equipment and engineering work this is usually the most expensive technology, often taking the longest time to install. Where a carrier has already terminated a fibre in a building (known as a ‘lit’ building), lead times and costs reduce dramatically. Available speeds are practically unlimited and are not distance dependent.

EFM (Ethernet First Mile) is delivered using copper from the exchange and pairs are ‘bonded’ together to increase the maximum speed attainable. Speeds of up to 35Mbs are achievable dependent upon how far the customer site is from the serving exchange.

Ethernet over Fibre To The Cabinet (EoFTTC) uses copper from a local fibred cabinet to the customer’s premises. It comes with it’s own dedicated telephone line which is usually included in the price. At the exchange, rather than being connected to a carrier’s broadband network, it is plugged into their Ethernet network. This creates an uncontended, symmetrical business-grade leased line. EoFTTC has a maximum symmetrical speed of £20Mbs and is only available to around 40% of businesses in the UK.

3. Who should I partner with to get access to these services?

Jola offers the UK’s most extensive low-cost Ethernet offering. We are an experienced channel-focussed supplier offering sales and marketing support. We project-manage our orders so you and your customers know exactly when they will be installed and offer an easy and comprehensive management portal.

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