Jola Cloud Solutions' Blog

SMEs are upgrading from broadband to a new and exciting alternative for four reasons as follows:

1. For dedicated bandwidth

2. For increased security

3. For better Quality of Service

4. For an enhanced care level

You have a great relationship with your customers but you don’t feel 100% confident explaining and selling connectivity and hosted products. You know you need help but are cautious about inviting your Partner supplier into the account because:

Here are 5 easy steps to getting your hands on £3000 to increase the speed of your connectivity but hurry because the scheme finishes in March 2016.

1. Is your company situated in a qualifying area? Type your postcode into www.connectionvouchers.co.uk.
2. Check that your company complies with the criteria at www.connectionvouchers.co.uk/whos-eligible/
3. Select a registered supplier. Note that not all registered suppliers have the relevant experience so choose carefully.
4. Get a quote to upgrade your connection to the Internet. Even if you have chosen a supplier its best to get at least two quotes for comparison.
5. Your chosen supplier should know how optimise the deal to your advantage and be able to handle all the paperwork for you.

Jola is an exceptional communications provider to UK SMEs via local Partners. One of our local Partners manages the LAN and associated IT infrastructure for his customers locally. One of his customers has recently purchased a competitor in the North and wants to relocate them nearby. They have around 15 people to accommodate and need to keep their telephone numbers and DDI ranges but would also like the option to answer calls in their head office in the Midlands. The telephone system in their head office was purchased outright a few years ago and works fine. A small satellite office has two phone lines and no telephone system.

Research just published by TalkTalk Business suggests that 59% of small businesses are unhappy with their broadband provider, half feel they are not getting value for money and 20% are looking to make a change. Companies need faster more consistent speeds and are relying more on their internet connection as the move towards the Cloud picks up pace. 

Next generation Ethernet connectivity and cloud telephony are two of the fastest growing technologies in 2014. Jola Cloud Solutions is at the forefront of this wave. We are working with IT partners and experiencing remarkable success in the SME market. Come to one of our workshops to find out why.

The technology

Next Generation Ethernet connectivity and Cloud Telephony are two of the fastest growing technologies in 2014. 2015 will see even more SMEs upgrade their connectivity to take advantage of the savings available from cloud-hosted applications such as voice and CRM.

Next Generation Ethernet Connectivity

It is a new way of delivering bandwidths of up to 20Mb/s. It uses fibre to cabinet and fibre to the premises to deliver leased lines to business with a much faster lead time.

According to a recent survey published by the BBC, Britons spend more time using smartphones and accessing the internet than they do sleeping. They reported that we are spending over £2 billion pounds a year upgrading to the latest handsets with the average user upgrading every two years. The average life of a handset is much longer so it will come as no surprise that bosses are looking at ways of retaining handsets for longer to avoid the ever-increasing staff mobile bill.

New iPhone

The new iPhone 6 is being advertised as bigger than bigger. Described by TechRadar as "one of the best mobile phones Apple has ever created” it has a new design and a host of new features.

Cost

In terms of cost you are looking at £539 for the 16GB version, £619 for the 64GB option and £699 for the 128GB model. On a contract these start at around £45 per month, with roughly £100 for the phone up front.