In today's always-on world, downtime isn't just inconvenient, it costs your business money, productivity, and customer trust. Whether you're running a small storefront, managing a growing remote team, or overseeing complex infrastructure, Big Network's failover internet ensures you're always connected.
The cost of internet downtime can be staggering, and it's a far more common problem than most business owners realize. In fact, research from 2023 shows that 91% of global businesses experience at least one network outage per quarter (Opengear). For a small to medium-sized business, the financial impact can be devastating. Recent data reveals that an hour of downtime can cost a small business anywhere from $8,000 to $25,000 (Queue-it), while other studies show the cost to be as high as $427 per minute (Teltec).The cost of internet downtime can be staggering: lost sales, halted operations, missed deadlines. According to industry data, just one hour of downtime can cost small businesses over $10,000.
For larger operations, that number climbs into the hundreds of thousands of dollars per hour. This isn't just about lost sales; it's about a complete halt to operations, missed deadlines, and a decline in customer trust. In today's connected world, a reliable internet connection is not a luxury—it's essential for business continuity.
An automatic failover solution is your insurance policy against this digital disruption. By providing a redundant internet connection, such as a 4G LTE failover or 5G failover from a secondary carrier, you ensure that your business remains online even if your primary connection goes down. This isn't just a backup internet solution; it's a proactive strategy to protect your revenue, productivity, and reputation.
From PoS systems, VoIP, cloud tools, remote working - no matter what needs to be connected, we ensure it stays connected.
Never drop a remote meeting, fail to process a transaction or be notified of an important event, build customer confidence by always being available.
Big Network identifies network issues and instantly switches to alternative connections. It's so seamless, you won't even notice.
Big Network can keep you operating in a variety of different scenarios to best suit the criticality of your connection. You provide a primary connection and optionally a secondary connection or rely on Big Networks highly flexible vSIM technology.
Big Network continually monitors your connection and instantly shifts your traffic to your second connection in the event of connection disruption. Once the primary connection is restored and stable, Big Network shifts the traffic back. It's seamless, it's instant and it's so good, you won't even notice.
When selecting your backup internet strategy, consider:
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For businesses looking for the ultimate in redundancy, the IRG-655-1 is designed with all this and more.
Failover internet keeps you connected during outages, avoiding disruption to your operations.
Modern 4G/5G LTE often delivers over 100 Mbps - more than enough for PoS, VoIP, and cloud apps.
Solutions are more affordable than you'd expect, talk to our team to find the right balance between performance and price.
We offer a range of hardware to suit almost any situation and budget.
Often mixed, redundancy is gained from failover. With failover, a secondary connection is often idle until needed, with redundancy, both connections would be utilized. Big Network can operate in both modes.
Not necessarily, but it's safer to use a different access medium to avoid single points of failure.
Don't wait for the next outage to take your business offline. Protect your bottom line with smart, scalable failover solutions.
"The flexibility Big Network affords our business has allowed us to introduce a new tier of premium service with higher billings and lower costs."
"The resilience of the IRG-655-1 keeps our customers online, no matter the network conditions. That uptime promise builds trust and long term loyal customers."
