Connectivity within the care sector
Fast and reliable full fibre and telephony services for your care home.
Book a meeting with our solutions team to discuss our services in more detail.
Internet, telephony and Wi-Fi Solutions for your care home.
Many care homes across the UK still do not have access to reliable internet or have very poor connections, especially across rural areas.
The pandemic forced care homes to go digital and this need has not decreased over the past few years.
With digital healthcare records, the increase in connected devices, video conferencing tools for both residents and staff members, and staff working remotely, having a strong and reliable internet essential.
Working with the care sector for over 25 years, we are confident that we can help you find the perfect connectivity solution to match your home’s needs.
As the upcoming ISDN switch off is imminent, you need to ensure you have the right connectivity in place to avoid a complete loss of phone communication.
The Orbital Net team are happy to arrange a free consultation to discuss your internet and phone setup, so you are confident that you are ready for the switch off.
Discover how the ISDN/PSTN may affect your home.
Register you interest below, and one of our team will be in contact shortly to provide free advice and guidance.
Services we offer
FTTP
(Full fibre)
FTTP uses fibre cables directly to your premises, giving you faster and reliable broadband speeds.
Wireless Fibre
When physical cabling is not an option we can use wireless technology to transmit data for a high-speed internet.
Dedicated Fibre Leased Lines
Dedicated fibre cabling directly into your premises so no one else shares your connection.
Digital Voice
Allows users to make voice calls from a computer, smartphone, other mobile devices and VoIP phones.
Wi-Fi
Perfect for residents to use across
all rooms without creating any
security risks.
SoGEA
(Previously known as FTTC)
Enables a broadband connection without the need of a traditional phone line.
Why Full Fibre?
Higher & More Consistent Speeds
Unlike copper Fibre to the Cabinet which slows down over distance
No More Buffering
No more lag, just smooth streaming so you can enjoy the things you love
No 'Peak Time' Problems
Browse and Stream uninterrupted, even at peak times
Reliable
Full Fibre has less chance of infrastructure interruption than other services
Future Proof
Delivering the speeds you need today with room to grow
Crystal Clear VoIP Calls
Supports VoIP technology in preparation for the ISDN switch off in 2025
What’s the difference between Fibre and Full Fibre?
You might have ‘Fibre’ in your care home, but is it Full Fibre? Lots of providers have historically referred to the most common internet service, Fibre to the Cabinet as ‘Fibre’.
This can be misleading, and confusing, as now we are referring to Full Fibre, we will break it down here.
Fibre to the Cabinet or FTTC or ‘Fibre’ is fibre optic from the telephone exchange to the nearest green cabinet on the roadside to your property. Then from the cabinet to your property they use copper telephone lines to delivery your internet. The problem here is, where Fibre maintains its speed over any distance, copper will slow down. That means the further away from the cabinet you are, the more difficulty you will face.
This service also has a speed cap, but the speeds vary, again, based on your distance from the cabinet, the further away you are the slower speed you will be able to access.
Now Full Fibre, this is fibre all the way from the telephone exchange, to a nearby distribution point, then its still fibre all the way into your property. No copper telephone lines, no speeds slowing down, no reaching max capacity for your area or experiencing those pesky peak time problems.
It is what it says on the tin, Full Fibre, all the way from the source to your business.
Why Orbital Net?
25 year's experience offering out of the box solutions to our customers
Dedicated account manager to support you through the entirety of your contract
Unique auto-failover options offering 100% uptime
Best in industry technical support call answering speed
A one stop shop for all your Telecom needs
A flexible and agile solutions provider who always put our customer first
The ISDN and PSTN Switch off
In 2015 BT announced they will be switching off their ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) and PSTN (The Public Switched Telephone Network) services completely in 2025, which are essentially copper based lines which have become too costly to maintain. This will result in traditional landline connections ceasing and voice calls in the future needing to be made over IP.
While 2025 may seem a long way off, businesses won’t be able to operate any ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) or PSTN-based services shortly, and will need to find a new solution. The most popular alternative being telephone services delivered over the internet (VoIP), which can be extremely cost effective, with businesses making average yearly savings of £456.
We are offering FREE guidance and advice regarding the upcoming 2025 ISDN switch off. Contact us today to discuss how it may impact your home.
Register your information to find out how we can help you