Construction companies need the ultimate in flexibility and close working partnership with their network supplier. When new construction projects are won there is immediate need for connectivity to support the project team who will be on site within a day or so. As team numbers swell and the port-a-cabin and temporary offices are manned, the bandwidth requirement and reliability of connectivity increases. As access to business systems, drawings, email and telephony compete for bandwidth, being able to shape the traffic becomes more and more important. As the duration of the construction sites varies there needs to be flexibility in commercial terms. To maximise use of equipment you will want a process to recycle CPE and redeploy at the next construction site. In addition you will need the wide area network to be secure, reliable and offer a central managed internet gateway to allow appropriate use of the internet based on users and time of day.
A Link-Connect solution will have the following features:
- Rapid site deployment
- Flexible terms and scalability to reflect the requirements through the lifecycle of your projects
- Multiple links with automated load balancing for high availability
- Strong security based on next generation firewalls deployed at all sites
- Traffic shaping to ensure effective use of bandwidth
- Central and managed internet gateway to control access to websites based on user/time of day
- Managed hosting including Microsoft application support for project or joint venture requirements
- Options to bill by cost centre
