Alex Proud, founder of London's Proud venues, and Venus Business Communications presented the benefits of being a 'Gigabit Business' at a 'super-connected' event during London Tech Week.
The event showcased how Proud Camden, which is connected via Venus' London fibre network, has transformed into a Gigabit business, realising significant savings through resource efficiencies.
These include reduced computing costs, more reliable connectivity for faster transactions, and the ability to stream HD CCTV direct to police for safety.
Proud Camden is also protected against costly and lengthy broadband downtime, which would have a dramatic impact on customer payments for example.
Brian Iddon CEO at Venus said: "This event raised awareness of the opportunities for resellers in economic centres such as London that need more reliable connectivity, faster data speeds and the need for quality infrastructure. Currently just two per cent of the UK has fibre to their premises."
Proud Camden has been connected to Venus' London fibre network for five years. Proud Galleries and Proud Camden founder, Alex Proud commented: "Upgrading to Gigabit connectivity throughout our Camden venue is one of the best business decisions I have made.
"Our venue is always full of tech savvy customers online 24/7 while enjoying drinks in our terrace bar, stables or cabaret room. The additional bandwidth has improved the day-to-day performance of our Internet based services such as WiFi and internal booking systems, through to cloud telephony."
Venus worked with its partner Correct Group to provide a one stop shop solution for Proud Camden. Nick Brennan, Technical Director said: "Correct Group manage the IT solutions for Proud helping to deliver real business benefits, from efficient business operation to an excellent customer experience. We need to be confident that our client's IT systems are supported by reliable ultra-fast connectivity, so we partner with Venus who have a strong track record and local support engineers.
"The consequences of interruptions or slow connections can be damaging to productivity and the bottom line. More businesses are turning to fibre to premises to take advantage of reliable ultra-fast connectivity. Proud Camden is leading the way in the London Club scene and we anticipate others will follow, generating significant business opportunities to better engage with their customers."