CER Data Services

CER’s data specialists have a vast amount of experience within the data environment. Our consultants have designed data networks for customer who have between 2 and over 500 sites. These sites can be shops, business premises or simply home workers. CER can design the network to suit your requirements and budget.

CER Broadband

CER Broadband harnesses the power of advanced DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) technology to deliver radically new standards of Internet connection speed, reliability and cost-effectiveness to the business user.

A standard BT analogue telephone line is transformed into a high-speed digital broadband service operating at up to 24Mbps. It provides continuous Internet connection, and is capable of downloading data up to a hundred faster than conventional modems.

Key features and benefits

Always-on Internet access
CER Broadband provides continuous, 24 hours-a-day connection to the Internet. To work online, a simple click on the PC's Internet browser icon gives immediate Internet access.

CER Broadband performance and versatility
With its rapid data transfer capability, CER Broadband allows users to exploit the full business potential of the Internet. Its many applications include:
•    downloading complex multi-media data from websites at unprecedented speed
•    reducing the time required for software downloads
•    receiving graphics-rich presentations in a matter of minutes
•    taking advantage of the latest videoconferencing facilities
•    conducting e-commerce efficiently and securely
•    enabling branch offices and teleworkers to access a company's network transparently via VPN (virtual private network) technology

Simultaneous telephony and Internet access
CER Broadband utilises previously unused capacity in the telephone line. This means that voice calls and fax transmissions can still be made and received, even when working online. In addition, multiple users can log on to the same high-speed ADSL connection.

No usage-based costs
CER Broadband replaces usage-based dial-up or ISDN charging with a competitive flat-rate connection and monthly rental charge, making the service an economical alternative to investment in private leased lines.

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CER Point to Point (or Leased Lines)

CER Leased Line

CER Leased lines provide a constant connection either between a customers various sites or to the Internet and are the 'industrial strength' way to get your network or server online. The lines come in speeds from 64 Kbps to 34 and 45 Mbps all the way up to ultra-high bandwidth 155 Mbps connections, and can be billed either at a flat rate, or at a variable rate depending on usage.

All of our providers are at Tier 1 level, and their connections link directly into the global backbone network. This means we can deliver the power, flexibility and reliability our customers demand.

A leased line supplied and managed by CER can be a dedicated point to point digital Internet connection, which connects your company directly, to the most resilient and highest performing Internet network available. As a leased line customer it means that your critical business communications would be relayed using the most reliable and best perfoming technology available. Therefore no bottlenecks, no reason why critical data should not reach the other side of the world just as easily as the other side of town.

Through many different pricing options, we can offer our customers flexibility in costs and connections to suit all clients.

CER IP Virtual Private Networks

CER IP VPN

The network specialists at CER have designed and implemented hundreds of these services.
IP VPNs allow organisations to revolutionise the way they work. They can make current business practice more effective and facilitate new ways of working. IP VPNs can improve your competitiveness, business success and cost-efficiency. When adopting any mould-breaking technology, you need to be well informed in order to make the right decisions for your business.

A VPN has the appearance, functions and benefits of a private wide area network, but utilises (at least in part) the shared infrastructure of a public network. A VPN is private in the sense that its membership is restricted to a predetermined set of end points, each of which could be a local area network (LAN) or an individual computer. It is also private in the sense that traffic does not have to comply with public-network requirements, such as addressing.

An IP VPN is a VPN in which the shared public network is an IP network - which may not be part of the Internet. VPNs can also be built on several other types of public network. The most widely used VPNs today are frame-relay services, while in some regions, voice VPNs built on the public switch telephone network (PSTN) are widely used.
An IP VPN service typically includes a device or application that regulates and monitors access to and usage of the VPN. This facility can be within the service provider's network, or located at the customer's premises. It can be owned and managed by either the customer or the service provider.

Key Benefits:

Cost effectiveness

Cost savings are a great motivator for enterprises adopting IP VPNs in today's economic environment. Previously, network connections between sites required a dedicated circuit or private virtual circuit (PVC). IP networks provide access to the entire IP network for one site for one price - with reduced connectivity charges due to the sharing of infrastructure. Mobile or remote users can be migrated to an IP network from private dial-up networks that are otherwise cumbersome and costly to maintain.

Reduced total cost of ownership

With IP VPNs you buy capacity on the public Internet, and isolate your traffic using CPE-based or network-based security to create your IP VPN. This reduces your costs because you don't need to overspecify your network to ensure capacity. Nor do you have the capital or revenue costs associated with maintaining and developing a private network, as these costs are shared with all users of the public network.

Improved security

When your IP VPN is created, you segregate your traffic by encrypting it. This secures your data against unauthorised third party access or manipulation. Such intrusions are very difficult to detect even on a private-circuit-based (rather than IP VPN) network. This level of security also allows you to control site access on a user-by-user basis.

Ease of extending private networks to remote locations

Enterprises seeking to operate in rural or far-flung locations may be unable to afford the installation and usage costs for private networks. Using a VPN on a mixture of networks may be the only feasible way to provision services, particularly where budgets are limited.

Effective platform for web-enabled back-office applications

Enterprises are increasingly adopting applications that make heavy demands on bandwidth, as they have been designed for Internet-like networks. IP applications like dial-in for remote access, video-over-IP, IP telephony, and audio- or videoconferencing can easily be bundled on top of basic IP VPN solutions.

Speed of implementation

In contrast to the establishment of a customer's own wide area network (WAN), most of the infrastructure for an IP VPN is already in place. This enables rapid deployment and flexible development.

If you'd like to know more about the specialist voice and data solutions, installations and support offered by CER contact us today free on 0800 970 2969 or email us here for a no obligation talk about your own business needs.