The New World of Connectivity
Partner Service Team
10 May 2021

Working from Home is likely to be a cultural shift in working practices that is here to stay. In response to this and the advancements in the wider telecoms industry, Spitfire has launched a new range of products aimed to help cater for all business requirements. This ‘new world of connectivity’ gives a wider range of choices whether you are office based, WFH or a mixture of the two.

Mobile Data

Spitfire has launched a new range of 4G Mobile Dataproducts, which can offer wireless connectivity without the hassles of installs or long lead times. There are two variants available:

Mobile Ethernet – This utilises EE’s network, routing all traffic back to Spitfire’s core network. This means we can offer static IP addresses and also join connections into existing MPLS networks. Speeds are dependent upon signal strength, but can be up to20Mb down and 20Mb up.

  • Ideal for: Offices with poor Broadband speeds, users WFH, a resilient back-up service or a temporary service whilst waiting for a fixed line connection to be installed.
  • Price: Price dependant on usage. Starting from £10 per month for a back-up solution, and £30 per month for a primary solution.
  • A Spitfire router is required and can be rented for £5 per month.

Mobile Broadband – This utilises either Vodafone or O2’s network, coming with a dynamic IP with a choice of a router or being provided SIM only. It offers speeds of up to 60Mb down and 20Mb up, with various data usage caps available dependent on requirements.

  • Ideal for: This option is perfect for a member of staff WFH or for a small office where a Static IP address is not required.
  • Price: Dependant on contract length and cap size. Starting from £10 a month (2GB cap) on a 12 month contract.

For small Cloud PBX/SIP Trunk deployments, Spitfire have historically required customers to have a ‘Voice Approved Circuit’, whether it be an Ethernet or a separate voice approved Broadband service.

However, Spitfire are now able to offer ‘Voice Assisted Circuits’. This is where we are able to offer a supported voice and data solution over an FTTC or FTTP connection. Real Time QoS is added to the circuit, marking voice traffic to give it priority over all other types of traffic through the Wholesaler’s backhaul network.

Voice assisted circuits

For small Cloud PBX/SIP Trunk deployments, Spitfire have historically required customers to have a ‘Voice Approved Circuit’, whether it be an Ethernet or a separate voice approved Broadband service.

However, Spitfire are now able to offer ‘Voice Assisted Circuits’. This is where we are able to offer a supported voice and data solution over an FTTC or FTTP connection. Real Time QoS is added to the circuit, marking voice traffic to give it priority over all other types of traffic through the Wholesaler’s backhaul network.

  • Ideal for: This is not a guaranteed service and therefore is only suitable for small phone system deployments (<10 Extensions or <5 SIP Trunk Channels) for businesses where the phone system is non-critical.
  • Price: FTTC Premium starting from £34.50 a month including Real Time QOS for up to 3 simultaneous phone calls.

FTTC/ FTTP Ethernet

Where a single Broadband service alone is not suitable for converged voice and data, or the Service Level Agreements do not match the business needs, Spitfire can now offer Ethernet variants of FTTC and FTTP.

FTTC/FTTP Ethernet is a voice approved service meaning it can be used alongside any Spitfire Voice Solution. The enhanced Service Level Agreements also make it a suitable product for those wanting to access low latency cloud-based applications where a Fibre Ethernet would ordinarily be required.

Unlike the 30-70 working day lead times associated with Fibre Ethernet, FTTC/FTTP Ethernet utilises existing infrastructure ensuring there are no long waits and no potential third party delays in provisioning the service.

  • Ideal for: Businesses wanting a converged Voice and Data solution, with guarantees on fix times and performance that go beyond that of ordinary FTTC/FTTP Broadband services.
  • Price: FTTC Ethernet normally from £73 but until March 31st 2021 from only £60! FTTP Ethernet is to be launched in 2021.

If any of these options are of interest to you, please contact your Account Manager.