In 2022, all internet usage by businesses in the United States totaled 178.21 billion gigabytes, and that number is expected to grow to 224.08 billion by the end of 2023. With data usage shooting through the roof, most businesses and their daily operations would be severely impacted if a network outage were to occur. Because of this, it has never been more important to ensure that your business has a reliable backup network.

What is Business Failover?

Failover is a way to back up your primary network in the event of an outage. RTech’s business failover solution is wireless and can essentially provide two different backup networks by leveraging dual-SIM compatibility offered by our routers and endpoints.

Wireless failover uses data from national carriers like Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile to connect and is much less prone to outages than your traditional wired internet provider.

Cross-Industry Business Failover Applications

Business failover isn’t limited to a handful of industries. In fact, implementing a failover solution is recommended regardless of the industry if a business relies on an internet connection for daily or mission-critical operations. The industries that follow are perfect examples that can showcase how wireless business failover can be applied in various situations across industries.

Have you ever been shopping, found the perfect item, and go to pay only to realize the store can’t currently process card payments? If you have you know just how frustrating that is, and if you haven’t, hopefully more and more businesses implement failover so you’ll never have to.

Internet cafes like coffee shops that offer free Wi-Fi to patrons attract some customers just from the offer of free internet. Imagine the customer experience of someone who visits one of those locations to take advantage of that service and the internet is down. This can lead to negative reviews and unhappy customers simply because of a network outage. Wireless business failover with a 5G plan would be able to handle several connections and not sacrifice speed, keeping customers and business owners both happy.

Many product and device manufacturers are still reeling from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Lost profits, reduced numbers of employees, and setbacks in production numbers have left many struggling to keep up with current demand. The last thing they need is for a major network outage to leave their robotic IoT systems without a way to function. Wireless business failover would enable these robotic IoT-connected systems to continue functioning without missing a step thanks to the automatic activation feature.

Thanks to the deployment of 5G, futuristic use cases like remote surgery are now possible. With sensitive, finely tuned IoT systems and a reliable 5G network, doctors can use robotic arms and cameras to operate on patients halfway across the globe. When performing these surgeries every arm movement and second matters, so any latency or network hiccup could prove detrimental to the patient. Wireless business failover would provide an alternate 5G for doctors to switch to in the event of an outage.

How can rtech help?

RTech is equipped and ready to walk customers through the entire process of selecting a business failover solution, installation, and post-installation support. We’ve partnered with Cradlepoint to provide best-in-class hardware and work closely with the major U.S. carriers to offer 5G and LTE data plans that provide coverage to any area.

Our friendly and professional installation team will come to your location, set up your device, and give you an overview of how it works. With failover, most devices will be hands-off and require very little maintenance past the initial setup.

Lastly, our support team can actively monitor your device and/or network if preferred, or can take a backseat approach and only be used if challenges arise.