Bethesda Property Added to Atlantech Fiber Ring

Expands Fiber Lit Building Presence in Washington DC

The need for speed is greater than ever before. Businesses are making rapid-fire shifts to keep up as their customers, employees, and business processes are strained in new ways:

• More people are working remotely — either full or part-time.
• More client meetings are happening remotely.
• More cloud software is being deployed that requires a strong connection to the internet to operate effectively.

The cloud is taking over, and more and more bandwidth is needed. The need is going to continue to increase as more business functions move to the cloud.

If your business relies on connectivity to conduct business (isn't that almost every business nowadays?!?!), you can’t afford slow service. Let's talk about what good business internet speeds should look like moving forward.

Most Distinctive Building on I-270 Corridor Lit with Fiber

Business fiber optic internet is not a simple buy anymore.

In the old days, you only had the choice of one or two providers. Today, there's a lot more competition in most cities. 

This is both good and bad news.

On one front, with so many choices available, it’s all too easy to end up choosing a provider who isn’t a good fit for your unique business’s needs.

Alternatively, though, you may find a company so well-versed in the newest technology and trends that they blow your expectations out of the water.

In this article, we'll explain your options when it comes to choosing a provider, as well as what you need to know to make the best possible choice for your company.

Are you looking to maximize the value of Microsoft Teams for your company?

Integrating your business phone system with Microsoft Teams adds a dynamic and new way to connect your company and your customers. Plus, it's not that difficult to get started. All you need is the right telecommunication pieces in place. Then, you can enjoy seamless phone service integration right into Microsoft Teams.

We've collected all the information you need to use Microsoft Teams Calling's features so you can maximize your team's efficiency and get the most out of the platform.

When looking into installing fiber optic internet in your building, there are many factors to consider and nearly all of them impact your timeline.

It could be the size of the project that takes time, or the difficulty of access. It could be the distance to the nearest fiber ring, or a dozen other things.

We've captured six of the variables that can impact your fiber optic installation the most, so you can get a better idea of your timeline before kicking off the project.

Many companies were caught unprepared in the Spring of 2020 because they lacked remote communication tools within their business.  

Until they were forced to work from home, remote resources and processes weren't prioritized in budgets, nor was time and resources spent on properly outfitting staff. And even if they were, many tools have a learning curve that requires a ramp-up period to solidify user adoption. 

Some companies grabbed the first tools that could address their needs, but that brought a string of its own problems. 

To help, we've compiled a shortlist of the tools having the most impact on remote team communications. Adopting even one could give your team the edge, ensuring everyone stays connected, no matter where "the office" is.

Modern businesses require flexible tools. And flexibility is one of the key determining factors to business longevity in the chaotic business environment of 2020.

Even though the world has been slowed down by the global pandemic, the pace of today's industries isn't giving up, and to stay on top, many businesses are choosing to add mobile communication to their kit bag. 

While there are hundreds of use cases for how mobile communication can be used in a business setting, it's clear that the value is present. The question is, how can it best serve your company? 

Unified Communications (UC) is the answer to a slew of problems that used to bedevil business communications. 

Can you remember a time when your voicemail, fax, email, video calls, and instant messaging were all on different platforms? It was chaotic and time-consuming to manage the disparate systems. 

Managing a complete communications solution meant purchasing multiple pieces of hardware and licenses for a dozen pieces of software. It also meant needing someone to supervise it all. And then everyone had to be trained!

Enter Unified Communications. 

Now, companies have the ability to package all of their communications needs in one place. While that feature alone should have you nodding in approval, this list will shed some light on why unified communications are so important.