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If there’s one thing a business relies on – other than its employees – it’s a good internet connection. But what do you do when you lose access to the internet? In 2016, UK businesses lost three days on average to downtime. Here’s our quick guide on how to reduce the damage caused by a…

The Wannacry worm, that is encrypting data on PCs around the world and holding it for digital ransom, might make good stories for the newspapers, but it creates a welcome alarm call for business IT and network managers. Reading behind the scary tabloid headlines, we see that most businesses had from March to protect themselves…

Not so long ago, free WiFi was only offered by large chains, but with the availability of WiFi spreading, is it time for you to offer free WiFi to your guests? Due to connected smartphones and a large portion of the population enjoying super-fast broadband at home, customer expectation has risen, so if you want…

Even within the last decade, the strength and speed of broadband connections has grown at a dramatic rate and we often take the benefits this brings for granted. To remind us of just how lucky we are, here are four advantages a fast connection has to business. 1. Saving time With faster and faster broadband,…

The advancement in technology has been rapid over the last decade and at RHM Telecommunications, we believe in supporting our SME customers to embrace new technology and reap the benefits it can bring to their business. In the Chancellor’s Autumn statement, Philip Hammond announced the Government is providing an extra £400m to fund the development…

The adage ‘you get what you pay for’ has been highlighted recently in a spate of malware attacks which targeted lower price range routers, causing untold damage to businesses. In November 2016 around 100,000 UK Post Office broadband customers were infected by malware which targeted certain routers, preventing users connecting to the internet. This ‘Mirai…

Vodafone have hit the headlines again as they’ve become embroiled in another competition row with BT. Evidently Vodafone wrote to Ofcom to complain about Openreach’s trials for 330Mbps G.fast broadband technology. According to Vodafone, the trial has broken Ofcom’s stringent rules requiring a prior consultation to occur before tests begin. This is only the latest…

The government has been urged to make investment in a robust and fast broadband network for business a top priority in the autumn budget statement. The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said the investment was needed as part of a wider package of support for UK business. Their call to action follows on from comments…

From this week, businesses will have access to increased safeguards regarding their internet connections. Ofcom announced on 30th September 2016 that they are introducing a new voluntary code for the telecoms provider who offers business broadband, and several of the main industry players have already pledged their allegiance to the code. In essence, these organisations…