High speed Internet access is on the rise in urban, suburban, and even rural area. Two trends, in our opinion, are part of this continued need for more speed – SaaS and streaming video.

Software as a Service, or SaaS is software that you access, update, and use through your Internet connection. The need to host large software and hardware is being replaced by the ability to affordably access the programs you need through a decent high-speed Internet connection. You simply log in and update your CRM (Customer Relationship Management software), your accounting system, and any other program that offers financial help for Small business from anywhere in the world with just an Internet connection. You do not need to log into or remotely access another computer or server. Obviously, these SaaS applications work much more efficiently on high-speed Internet connections.

Streaming video is in its infancy - our access to the world is going to become more and more dependent on streaming video. This takes up a lot of bandwidth. As the technology improves, high-speed Internet will play a critical role in granting access to the masses.

A few years ago, businesses were concerned about their customers still on a dial-up connection. We do not hear this concern any more. Most businesses are making decisions on the assumption that their customers that are serious about accessing products, services, and information through the Internet have already converted to a high-speed connection.