Spectrum Business Resources

With so many people now working from home, internet speed and reliability have become more critical than ever. As a business owner, you may wonder whether it’s worth getting business internet at your home—and encouraging your home-based employees to do the same.

Every computer or other device connected to the internet has a one-of-a-kind identifier called its internet protocol (IP) address. This string of numbers comes in two main varieties: static and dynamic.

Gigabit internet (“gig-speed”) connections move data at speeds of up to 1,000 megabits per second (Mbps)—or 1 gigabit. That’s 10 times the speed of 100 Mbps connections. And that order of magnitude improvement opens up a world of possibilities for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs).