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Disappointed by the nbn, Victorian Regional High School Turns to Summit Internet to Solve Remote Learning Woes
Like hundreds of other schools in Victoria, St Thomas Aquinas College is lock-downed and has switched to remote and flexible learning until restrictions are lifted. Unfortunately, their campus out in Tynong didn't have the reliable internet access they needed to...
Fixed-Wireless Internet From $99 That’s Better For Your Business Than The NBN’s Fibre
If you want a faster, reliable and more affordable internet connection, for your business, read this. Summit Internet boasts speeds that are up to 900% faster than your current NBN connection, business-grade SLAs and we can connect any business in our coverage area in...
Is your business ready for remote working?
With COVID19 isolations taking place, now is the time to be thinking about remote working. Impact to business is going to be huge so we've put together 6 ways to maintain business continuity. Consider cloud applications to allow your staff to work from home. Internet...
NBN Forced Disconnect Costs Local Business $31,200
Dr Michael Kostidis didn't realise the impact the NBN would have on his Osteopathy clinic. NBN copper disconnect affected his practise in Doncaster back in February 2019. "Our current provider didn't transition us. We then lost our phone number and haven't been able...
Could you afford a $78,700 loss in your business? Learn how you can avoid it!
What would your world be like without a high-speed internet connection for 24 hours? Would your business be able to function? Thinking of your business, what do you rely on internet for? Online accounting such as Xero, MYOB, Quickbooks Online Payroll VoIP Phones...
Myth busting Voice over IP
Time to settle this once and for all! Now that the NBN is making it’s way out across Australia, avoiding the reality that is VoIP is no longer possible. Sooner or later, over 90% of Australians will be using a VoIP service to make phone calls. But in the past, poor...
How Quality of Service can affect your VoIP Calls (and what to do about it)
If you’re using VoIP or SIP trunks, there are a number of factors that can impact the quality of your calls. Many of these have nothing to do with your PBX system or the quality of your VoIP or SIP service. If a web page loads slowly because you’re downloading a large...
Is a Cloud Phone System right for my Business?
Put Your Phone System in the Cloud Cloud phone systems - they’re all the rage! But what are they? A cloud phone system is hosted in the cloud, which means that data is stored in a secure server which you can reach over the internet. A cloud phone system replaces...
What is Fixed Wireless Internet?
You may have already heard of fixed wireless Internet. The technology has been a part of the NBN’s multi-technology mix (MTM) network in regional areas, where their FTTN, FTTP and HFC networks would be far too costly to install for geographical reasons. But like the...
5 Myths About Fixed Wireless Internet
Fixed wireless internet is here to stay. A reliable method of connectivity requiring minimal infrastructure appeals to individuals and businesses across the globe. However, the progress of this technology is being hampered by several myths: 1. Useful for rural...
7 Essential Questions To Ask When Buying A New Phone System
Buying a new phone system can be a minefield as there can be a lot of technical jargon & it probably isn’t something you do every day. Whether it is your first time buying a phone system or your fifth-time upgrading an existing system, things can get confusing,...
7 Facts You Must Know About NBN Ready Phone Systems
We see and hear a lot of confusion about the NBN, and in particular when it comes to people asking us about purchasing an NBN Ready Phone System. The truth is that, while the NBN is changing the way we communicate and opening up new opportunities for small businesses...
Failover to fixed wireless
If your business has a high speed fibre connection then failing over to a slow connection can be a real productivity killer. Enter fixed wireless broadband - a high speed, cost effective failover solution for fibre services. Unlike fibre, fixed wireless offers your...
The Energy Alliance improves productivity with fast internet
Melbourne business The Energy Alliance has been connected in record time to Summit Internet's high-speed fixed wireless in Mitcham this week. After suffering with slow, unreliable ADSL, SMB IT Professionals Member and IT Partner, Greg Collings at Computer Age Systems...
Doncaster Road speed limit increased!
Doncaster businessman Mark Henderson of Hazkem was struggling with ADSL and trying to use cloud applications like Google GSuite. Internet was slow and unreliable. We looked at a Fibre solution for all of the tenants in our building, but the other tenants simply...
Mesh Telco selects Summit Internet for Wireless Broadband
Melbourne Internet Service Provider Mesh Telco has selected leading Wireless Carrier, Summit Internet, to provide high-speed, business grade wireless connections through a new wholesale agreement. "Summit Internet are the clear leaders in fixed wireless internet. They...
New coverage now available – Canterbury, Camberwell, Hawthorn, Surrey Hills
We're always expanding our business grade fixed wireless network to where businesses need it most. This week we launch our coverage in Melbourne's prestigious inner eastern suburbs of Camberwell, Canterbury, Surrey Hills and Hawthorn. With service availability in...
Say goodbye to using ISDN and PSTN phone lines forever. How the cloud can benefit your business.
An efficient and effective business phone line service is key to your business staying competitive and making a profit. But with all the technical jargon and acronyms it can be hard to work out which business phone line service is right for your business. And while...