Superfast or gigabit-capable fibre broadband has a massive impact on the way we work – whether in an office, remotely or at home. It has the ability to enable businesses to secure efficiencies, access new customer bases and markets, transform business processes, and to drive innovation. It is the basis of successful business growth into the future. Superfast broadband is essential for regeneration and making South Yorkshire the destination of choice for business investment in the future.
Some of the benefits which superfast broadband enable include:
Increase efficiencies – Including reducing the need to travel through telephone or video conferencing, and enabling home and remote working.
'Cloud' based services - Providing a host of benefits including increased capacity, server storage, cost savings, and enabling business to interact more efficiently with customers.
Online file sharing - get instant access to shared online workspaces and take collaborative working to a whole new level..
Media-heavy files - you won’t have to wait ages to download large, media-heavy files.
Business Utilisation of Social Media - social media accounts such as LinkedIn and Facebook are used for everything from organising events, product promotion to market research. It also has the ability to connect people and brands across the world, creating a huge global network of people. Businesses can use the network to connect with new and established customers and add value through competitions, ‘how to’ videos and reviews.
Increase innovation – through applied and emerging technology.
Access new domestic and global markets – through website and internet enabled marketing promotion and data transfer.