Friday, March 20, 2009

Fixed Wireless Broadband - The Backup Network that Works

If you're a store owner, you know the risks of network outage. If you've suffered an outage for any length of time, then you know how those risks translate to costs all too well. Between loss of credit card processing, point-of-sale processes, and the man-hours required to bring it all back online, a few hours of outage could cost more than an entire year of a back-up network you might never even use.

So, what should you use for a back-up network? More and more businesses today are turning to Accel Networks for a fixed wireless broadband layer2 network that keeps their stores active in the event of wiredline outage. Consider this, in the post-Katrina aftermath in New Orleans, the GSM (cell tower) network was online the same day in many areas, and within a matter of hours the majority of the city had coverage.

Now, if your store were sitting at the bottom of a 10-foot swell, network connectivity may be the least of your worries. But this serves as an example of how fixed wireless networks, not reliant on wireline infrastructure, can be the most reliable and resiliant broadband access choices in the face of any disaster.

Not only is Accel Network's fixed wireless broadband solution the logical choice because of the network through which it's supported, but clients also enjoy a customer-friendly billing process where overage fees are actually avoided. To learn more about these plans and your options, visit Accel Networks' "Network Continuity" solutions page.

Labels: backup network, Broadband, Fixed Wireless Broadband