At Live Communications we make a point about not selling our agenda, but rather tailoring a solution towards small to midsize businesses and their needs, and in this article will discuss whether the new 4G network is needed.

Today, Telstra has announced their 4G network which will deliver data speeds which are 10 times faster than the current NBN (National Broadband Network).

The big question on many minds is, what does this mean for small to midsize businesses, and particularly, Live’s IP Office?

The IP Office Live is a cloud-based UC (unified communications) platform, essentially, a fully hosted version of the award winning Avaya IP Office. An important aspect of a cloud-based system for modern businesses is remote working, whereby employees can communicate from anywhere, anytime and on any device without being restricted.

Essentially, this means that users on the IP Office Live, or some other cloud-based business platform will be getting even better performance from video chat, VoIP (voice over IP) and a range of services which are data dependent.

What Exactly is 10 Times Faster?

The current NBN delivers approximately 100 to 150 Mbps (off-peak), which is a significant improvement from its predecessor; being ten times faster means business users could be accessing speeds of around 1 Gbps.

Do Businesses Need It?

The technology offered by the IP Office Live can run on almost any network, and does so effectively by leveraging the video quality, rather than the voice quality against data restrictions. This means that when the download / upload speeds are slow, users still get high quality VoIP.

If your business and its users depend upon a high quality video service for business to business or business to client presentations, and users are actively outside of the office, then perhaps the new 4G network could be advantageous.

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