Why Fiber?

Fiber is the New Standard for Business

Proving once again that change is the only constant, businesses today are relying on their data connections more than ever before. This data dependence, if you will, emphasizes why fiber is now the standard for business.

First, it is important to note that companies are changing how they access and store their data. According to a survey of enterprise decision-makers, 38% are building private clouds, 32% are procuring public cloud services and the rest plan to implement some form of cloud technology.

Specifically, nearly 60% are adopting a hybrid cloud model, which uses a combination of on-premises, private cloud and third-party, public cloud services with coordination between the two platforms.

Due in part to the adoption of the cloud, today’s professionals are no longer passive recipients of information. Businesses are generating more content with cloud-based applications like Salesforce, Dropbox and a host of other products.

Research shows that 93% of organizations are using cloud services currently. These include Software-as-a-Service, such as Salesforce, Dropbox and DocuSign; Infrastructure-as-a-Service, such as Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure; and Platform-as-a-Service, such as Google App Engine.

Fiber now is the backbone upon which the infrastructure of your business should be built.

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Fiber Latency & Reliability

While service providers often talk about speed, latency is the most important element of your data connection.

By its simplest definition, latency is a delay that occurs while processing data over an online connection.

Just 150 milliseconds of latency — a delay of less than 2 tenths of second — can result in poor network performance. In addition, jitter is any variation in latency regarding the distribution of data on a network, including packet loss and congestion.

A fiber connection eliminates many of the latency issues users experience with a copper cable infrastructure.

In terms of reliability, fiber is the optimal choice as well. Because fiber strands are made of plastic or glass instead of metal, a fiber network offers increased reliability, a reduced chance of interference or deterioration, and the ability to transfer more data.

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Fiber Symmetry, Speed & Bandwidth

The symmetry, speed and bandwidth of your connection function jointly to deliver an ideal user experience.

While traditional networks offer high-speed connections, cable and DSL are typically asymmetrical and deliver uneven upload and download speeds — with upload speeds being a mere fraction of the download speeds.

However, upload speeds are becoming increasingly critical to business operations as more companies implement cloud-based services and applications.

“Symmetry,” when used in relation to connectivity, refers to data speeds that are the same in both directions.

Because fiber is symmetrical in nature, it provides users the same bandwidth for both downloading and uploading — eliminating the inconsistencies that come with the competition.

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