Comcast Business at Home promises secure, fast, and reliable internet connections to drive work productivity for remote employees.
While the global pandemic has revolutionized work culture and made remote working the next new normal, work from home has catalyzed a host of security and connectivity issues for organizations of all sizes. It has put tremendous pressure on CIOs to keep cyberattacks and malware at bay and find innovative ways to drive a security-first culture across employees.
A recent survey found that more than a third of employeesOpens a new window have complained that a weak internet connection has decreased their productivity. In this context, we have seen a host of telecom and collaboration solutions providers stepping up the functionalities and capabiliies of their offerings.
Telecommunication giant Comcast announced the launch of Comcast Business at Home, a new connectivity tool designed for service-based industries such as legal, accounting, healthcare, insurance, and advertising. The new solution promises to ensure that businesses remain connected, secure and agile.
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The release of the new service comes on the heels of a new survey that finds that nearly 70% of employeesOpens a new window would not be open to return to work-from-office, mainly due to the fear of getting sick. Also, 52% of managersOpens a new window will allow their employees to continue to work remotely post COVID-19, which highlights the fact that remote work will become the go-to model for almost every industry.
Comcast Business at Home is a dedicated, in-home, enterprise-grade internet connectivity solution that can ensure devices connected to the network are secure from malicious threats and cyber attacks. Business owners can provide remote employees with an independent and reliable internet connection and additional tools such as mobility and security. Users can still use their home internet connection for personal needs such as streaming, video calls, and others.
Christian Nascimento, Vice President of Product Management, Comcast Business explains, “Businesses across industries and the country are rethinking their positions on working from home, and are searching for ways to ensure their businesses remain agile and productive, no matter where their employees are.â€
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With this dedicated connection, companies can leverage reliable, faster internet connection, on-the-go voice solutions, add various employees independent of their location, as well as cybersecurity capabilities to safeguard devices from threats.
“Providing remote employees with dedicated, in-home, enterprise-grade connectivity that is separate from their residential network can help businesses increase productivity and flexibility. †added Nascimento.
In other news, Comcast’s rival AT&T Business has also launched a Home Office ConnectivityOpens a new window solution to support the remote workforce.
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