Mobile Ethernet
Struggling with poor speeds or need a new connection quickly?
Mobile Ethernet solutions utilise EE’s wide ranging 4G network to provide you with excellent speeds, deployed faster than traditional fixed line connections.
What is Mobile Ethernet?
Utilising EE’s mobile data network, Stratum Now’s connectivity partners can offer a wireless Mobile Ethernet solution with all the benefits of a fixed line service.
The simple installation includes a managed 4G capable router, using a ruggedised 4G SIM which has been designed to perform in more challenging environments, providing the best speed and service possible.
Mobile Ethernet connections are routed across our partner networks in the same way we route fixed line connections and any direct link between a customer site and a provider’s core network provides the same level of protection and security for your data.
The static IP address provided facilitates easy access to WAN Applications and IoT/M2M networks.
Stratum Now’s Mobile Ethernet solution is an ideal option for businesses facing connectivity challenges, such as:
- Fast deployment requirements such as Pre-Ethernet data access, awaiting installation of a primary circuit
- Remote locations where there are limited options for standard business connectivity
- Short term installations e.g. pop up shops, building sites, festivals and events
- Cost effective back-up solutions as an alternative to a fixed line
- Where a static IP address solution is imperative but not practical, e.g. at a home office or within a serviced office
With a range of contract length and data bundle options, Spitfire’s Mobile Ethernet offers the flexibility to meet our customers’ ever changing business needs.
- Flexible contract term options, starting from as little as 1 month
- Choose from a range of data bundle options
- Automatically upgrade data bundle or cap usage to prevent overspending
- Provided with a static IP Address, routing data back to the core network
- Use to connect to the Internet, as part of a MPLS solution, or as a failover solution to increase resiliency
- When deployed as a backup solution, the primary connection will automatically failover to the Mobile Ethernet connection and retain the same public IP addressing scheme
The ruggedised 4G SIM provided with Mobile Ethernet solutions has a number of benefits for our customers.
Unlike standard SIMs, these are designed for a very high level of rewrites (up to 500,000) meaning they are less prone to failure. This is extremely important for customers relying on these SIMs for the functioning of their business, or when they are trusted to be inactive as a backup solution but ready to use when called upon.
The SIMs have also been designed for use in more challenging environments and are less prone to damage through extreme temperatures, humidity, salinity or vibration than standard SIMs. This means they will provide the best speed & service available in the toughest of conditions.
The Mobile Ethernet product is ideal for IoT deployments as the SIMs may often need to be in devices/gateways which are located outdoors, in vehicles on-the-move, dusty/dirty environments or in hard-to-reach, infrequently visited sites which can be extremely challenging to maintain. The ruggedised SIM is designed to withstand these harsh conditions and have a significantly longer usable lifetime than a standard SIM.
As Mobile Ethernet data is routed back to the provider’s core network, sites using this for data access can easily be added to a MPLS WAN. This means that those harder to connect places or temporary sites that were difficult to manage from an IT perspective can now easily join a customer’s existing business network using an MPLS solution.
This also unlocks access to a number of On-Net services accessible via a MPLS, such as Firewall as a Service (FWaaS) or direct connections to cloud services such as Amazon AWS, and Azure.
Pricing
Mobile broadband with a dynamic IP can be provided on 1, 3 and 12 month contracts.
| Minimum Term | 1 Month | 3 Months | 12 Months | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Bundle | Upfront | Monthly | Upfront | Monthly | Upfront | Monthly |
| 2GB | Unavailable | £0.00 | £15.00 | £0.00 | £10.00 | |
| 6GB | Unavailable | £0.00 | £20.00 | £0.00 | £15.00 | |
| 24GB | Unavailable | £0.00 | £25.00 | £0.00 | £20.00 | |
| 60GB | Unavailable | £0.00 | £35.00 | £0.00 | £30.00 | |
| 100GB | £50.00 | £45.00 | £0.00 | £45.00 | £0.00 | £40.00 |
| Unlimited | £50.00 | £55.00 | £0.00 | £55.00 | £0.00 | £50.00 |
TP Link TL-MR6400 Wireless 4G Router can be purchased at £90.00 or rented at £5.00/month. Overage outside of bundle charged at £6.00 per 250MB capped at £10.00.