Any successful business owner will tell you that planning is crucial to ensure that a business can grow and thrive; this will normally include a BCP which will advise how essential processes can continue to function in the event of a disruption to normal operations.

Different types of businesses will face varying impacts from operative disruptions that will need to be factored into any BCP. The level of impact of a disruption will usually depend on the types of products or services being offered, whether these be physical, virtual or both. For example, a company that sells car parts on and offline, may be less impacted by an internet outage than a company that hosts websites.

A companies BCP will focus on restoring the ability to continue delivery of their products or services within pre-defined acceptable levels during a disruptive event. Time will be spent factoring in possible risks and devising how to recover in the event of any of these risks being realised. Considerations will include determining if it is an internal or external event and whether the business has the power to overcome it.

As businesses have become increasingly reliant on the internet to not only sell their products and services but also to operate core elements of their business, internet connectivity will be a major element of any BCP. Historically there was very little that could be done in the event of an internet outage but thanks to the roll out of both 4G/5G mobile broadband and high-speed satellite internet connections, it is now possible to completely bypass local telecom network infrastructure issues.

High speed satellite internet services offer the most robust redundancy solution for business continuity in the event of local telecom service disruption. Satellite service footprints cover a huge area without a dependency on local telecommunication infrastructure and so in the event of a 4G/5G or fibre service outage, a satellite connection would continue to be fully operational. 4G/5G services offer some additional resilience and a potential redundancy solution in the event of an ADSL or fibre broadband outage as masts are often located far enough away from a customer premises that they will operate through a different local exchange

From a local hardware requirement, businesses can build BCP into their network infrastructure by implementing routers that offer multiple Wide Area Network (WAN) ports. These allow for traffic to be spread across two or more internet supplies or can alternatively operate a primary service with a secondary internet connection purely for backup.

With both 4G/5G and satellite internet connectivity service options plus advanced routing and Public IP functionality, our Freedomsat portfolio can assist you with internet redundancy solutions in the UK and throughout Europe. Contact us today to find out how we can assist you in achieving your business continuity goals.