Switching to Fibrus business broadband currently gives you up to £210 savings, three months free, and a fixed-price contract with free installation, delivering fibrefast speeds up to 900Mb and robust support to keep your business seamlessly connected. Offer valid until 11th December 2023, T&Cs apply.
The choice between these two broadband providers can be decided on a few factors including: coverage, speed, service quality and pricing. Let’s start with coverage.
Business Core: Perfect for smaller premises with one or two rooms on one floor. Packages start from Core 150 at £25/month offering 150Mb download and 30Mb upload speeds, Core 300 at £30/month for 300Mb download and 100Mb upload speeds, and Core 900 at £40/month for 900Mb download and 300Mb upload speeds, all with 24-month contracts and free connection.
Business Pro: Ideal for businesses with slightly larger premises over two floors. Options include Pro 150 at £30/month, Pro 300 at £40/month, and Pro 900 at £50/month with corresponding speeds and benefits like 24hr SLA, digital voice anytime, and eero 6+ or Pro6E devices included.
Business Max: The flagship package for larger businesses reliant on stable internet. It features Max 150 at £50/month, Max 300 at £60/month, and Max 900 at £70/month, each with 12hr SLA, digital voice anytime, and multiple eero 6+ or Pro6E devices, ensuring a robust broadband experience.
All packages come with a guarantee of no mid-contract price hikes and options for bolt-on services such as additional eero devices, Digital Voice Anytime, Static IP Address, and enhanced SLAs. Current promotions include three months free with savings up to £210.
The Fibrus Business Core 150 package is perfect for small to medium-sized enterprises, providing a 150 Mbps download and 30 Mbps upload speed on a 24-month term for £25 + VAT per month.
Business Core as Fibrus describe it, is “no frills, just fibre” and this lowest tier option is ideal for businesses with smaller premeses (one or two room offices on a single floor) and under 10 employees using it for relatively light activities (web and emails) and offers the advantage of no connection fee and no annual CPI price increases (which is great considering many providers raise their monthly fee mid-contract). This important contribution helps maintain financial stability for businesses during the 24-month contract. There are additional bolt-on options available for an extra cost, including WiFi Booster, Digital Voice Anytime, and a Static IP address.
There’s also an option to include a 24-hour Service Level Agreement (SLA) for an additional fee (See core, enhancing support and service response times, but this option isn’t available with the Static IP bolt-on. Fibrus emphasises the importance of this package for local businesses to help them grow and thrive, especially in challenging economic times. The contract guarantees that prices will not change mid-contract, providing a level of price security for businesses.
Fibrus Business Core 300 package is suited to small and medium-sized enterprises that require more bandwidth than the Business Core 150 package. It provides offices with a 300 Mbps download and 100 Mbps upload speed on a 24-month term for £30 + VAT per month. This package is ideal for businesses with slightly larger premises or those that need to perform more demanding internet activities such as frequent large file transfers, extensive cloud computing, and regular video conferencing.
Similar to the Business Core 150 package, Business Core 300 provides a “no frills, just fibre” approach, aimed at delivering high-speed internet without unnecessary extras. It’s particularly well-suited for businesses with a need for reliable and fast connectivity in one or two-room offices on a single floor and for under 10 employees engaging in activities beyond light web browsing and email, possibly including moderate use of online services.
The Business Core 300 also comes with the benefit of no connection fee and no annual CPI price increases, which is significant considering many providers increase their fees during the contract period. These features contribute to financial predictability and stability for businesses over the duration of the contract.
Fibrus Business Core 900 package is the fastest package in the core range, designed for small to medium-sized businesses requiring high-speed broadband. With 900 Mbps download and 300 Mbps upload speeds on a 24-month term for £40 + VAT per month, it suits businesses with intensive bandwidth demands, such as heavy cloud application use, frequent large data transfers, and high-definition video conferencing.
Apart from offering 3 times the speed Core 300, the main difference in this package is the inclusion of the eero Pro6E. This Wi-Fi 6E mesh system supports network speeds up to 2.3 Gbps, which aligns well with Fibrus’s offering and future proofs for the device for further upgrades in speed. It also ensures that the internal network can handle the external bandwidth provided by Fibrus. The tri-band technology, which includes access to the 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and the newer 6 GHz bands, can support a wifi network for 100+ connected devices.
| Aspect | Openreach | Fibrus |
|---|---|---|
| Ownership | Wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group | Owned by Infracapital, part of M&G Plc |
| Network Type | FTTP, FTTC, Gfast, ADSL | Full Fibre (FTTP/FTTH) with XGS-PON technology |
| Technology Used | Ultrafast Full Fibre up to 1000Mbps, Gfast up to 330Mbps, Superfast up to 80Mbps, ADSL up to 24Mbps | Full Fibre using XGS-PON up to 2Gbps, Focus on delivering gigabit-capable broadband to hard-to-reach areas |
| Speed Range | Varied speeds for different needs | Consistently high-speed internet, beneficial in rural areas |
| Infrastructure Focus | Diverse infrastructure in urban and rural areas | Focus on underserved rural and semi-rural towns |
| Expansion Plans | 62,000 Full Fibre connections weekly, 25 million homes and businesses by 2026 | Pass one million premises in the next three years, focus on Northern Ireland and parts of England |
| Investment and Growth | Part of BT Group, resources for nationwide coverage | £700 million investment for full-fibre expansion, backed by Infracapital's greenfield strategy |
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