Natcom Broadband

Internet Access

The term broadband is associated with any kind of fast Internet access. Broadband technologies are designed to offer the user an instant and always on Internet access 24 hours a day. Broadband technologies were quick to be adopted by productivity hungry business users. Natcom IT&T can provision various broadband technologies, including:

ADSL
 
Fibre
 
Frame Relay
 
ISDN
 
SHDSL
Ethernet over E1

Benefits of broadband

Major benefits of broadband Internet access include:

It's fast - Generally between 10 to 20 times faster than a dial-up service.
 
It's always on - Whenever your computer is on, so is your Internet connection.
 
Your phone line is not tied up - ADSL works atop your existing telephone line.
 
No dial-up charges - No need to pay call costs each time Internet is accessed.
 
Static IP address - Allows for dedicated servers. 
It's network able - Share your broadband connection across multiple LAN users.
 
Opens new horizons - Allows utilisation of advanced Internet features such as:
 
Transfer of large, high quality files;
 Instant access to web based applications;
 
Allow employees to telecommute;
 
Instant email delivery to users' desktops;
 
Videoconferencing and Net-meetings;
 

Broadband reliability

Broadband reliability factors will vary depending on the nature of the service requested. Residential plans generally sacrifice reliability and oversubscription ratios in favour of affordability. Business grade DSL providers such as Request DSL boast reliability factors previously only seen with technologies such as Frame Relay and ISDN.

As an indication, below is a table listing reliability factors of the Request network over several months.

Available broadband speeds

Natcom IT&T through our affiliation with Request DSL can provision business grade DSL services at the following speeds:

If you would like to obtain more information on broadband Internet services offered by Natcom IT&T, please feel free to contact one of our sales representatives who will endeavour to answer all your enquiries or alternatively submit an online enquiry here.