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While Black Friday was originally an import from the US, falling the day after Thanksgiving, it has become firmly established on high streets and online platforms across the UK. Kicking off the Christmas shopping season, retailers as well as e-tailers from fashion to electronics have provided cut price deals to lure in shoppers looking for a bargain.

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called on more businesses to adopt “tried and tested technologies”, linking their use to higher productivity levels.

In a new report, entitled ‘From ostrich to magpie’, the CBI advises companies to act like “magpies” and chose the best technologies available, rather than “ostriches”, who it said are “more stuck in their ways”.

Ethernet over Fibre to the Cabinet (EoFTTC) is provided by copper from your business premises over the short distance to the green cabinets in the street. Unlike standard broadband where the copper then continues all the way to the exchange, Ethernet over Fibre to the Cabinet traffic travels across a shared fibre optic circuit to the exchange. The extra distance doesn’t lead to ongoing degradation of performance, which allows access to up to 20Mbps symmetrical speed with the additional boost downstream making a total of 76Mbps downstream bandwidth.

GPS TELECOMS CAN PROVIDE THE LATEST HANDSETS AND COMPETITIVE BUSINESS TARIFFS

GPS is here to help you make the right choice for your business communication solution. We can provide the widest choice in terms of networks, and mobiles as well as landlines and complete communication packages. If you already know your data, minutes, texts and handsets requirements you can build your tariff alternatively to speak with someone call 0333 0093671 or book a face to face appointment with a local Business Account Manager.

Changing Face of Communications

The current business climate calls for businesses to be:-

- Reliable
- Agile
- Flexible

To achieve this the tools that business use to communicate with customers and the outside world must therefore be future ready and fit for purpose.

VoIP has moved on somewhat since its earlier days and with VoIP services and features, your phone calls travel with you and your team across the globe with little effort at a dramatically low cost whilst increasing your productivity and flexibility of you and your team. It also provides useful features and capabilities that everyday phone technologies can’t offer.

1. You choose the wrong name

Picking the right business name is crucial to your success. Don’t choose a name just because it’s cute, sentimental or quirky.

Imagine your brand going national; will the name hold up to expansion? Is it easy to spell and remember? Does it describe your business or its benefits?

What Is The MiFID II Legislation?

As of 3rd of January 2018 a new legislation called MiFID II is coming in to force which will change the way businesses in the UK and EU are expected to handle/store their recorded calls. MiFID II is a revamped version of MiFID and the latest version enforces stricter regulations, due to the ever growing risk of cyber-crime throughout the UK and the EU.

Each year the number of businesses that record their calls increases. In this article you'll find out: