Business fibre · Failover
Fibre that stays up when the street goes down
Business fibre with a managed wireless backup that takes over automatically when the line is cut. Built for the South African reality: load shedding, cable theft and trench-digging season.
The line always breaks at the worst time
A contractor digs through the trunk on a Tuesday morning. Load shedding takes out the street cabinet ten minutes before month-end invoicing. Cable thieves work the weekend. None of this is rare in South Africa, and every hour offline is payroll you're paying for work that isn't happening.
The fix isn't a faster line. It's a second path that takes over before anyone has to notice the first one died.
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Fibre carries the day
Your primary line does the heavy lifting: the speed, the capacity, the day-to-day work.
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The router watches the line
A managed router monitors the fibre continuously. Not your staff. Not a phone call. The equipment itself.
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Failover happens on its own
The moment the fibre drops, traffic moves to the wireless path automatically. Most teams only find out afterwards.
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Fibre comes back, you switch back
When the line is restored, traffic returns to fibre on its own. No technician visit, no reboot ritual.
Fibre alone vs fibre with failover
| Fibre alone | Fibre + failover |
|---|---|
| A fibre cut stops the business | Work continues on the backup path |
| Load shedding takes out street cabinets | Wireless path keeps you online while the UPS holds |
| Someone must notice and report the outage | The router detects and switches in seconds |
| Card machines and VoIP go down with the line | Payments and calls keep running |
| Full fibre speed all day | Backup runs at wireless speeds until fibre returns |
The honest row is the last one: backup wireless is slower than fibre. It exists to keep the essentials running, and that's exactly what it does. For the full comparison, read fibre vs wireless backup.
Failover questions, answered straight
- What is fibre failover?
- Failover is a second, wireless internet path that takes over automatically when your fibre line goes down, keeping your business online until the fibre is repaired.
- How fast does failover switch?
- The managed router detects the outage and switches within seconds. Most staff never notice the change; card machines and VoIP keep working.
- Is the wireless backup as fast as fibre?
- No, and we won't pretend otherwise. It's sized to keep your essential systems running, not to replace fibre. Fibre remains the primary path.
- Does failover help during load shedding?
- Yes, if your own equipment has power. Fibre often fails during load shedding because street equipment loses power; the wireless path routes around that, so a UPS on your router keeps you online.
- Do I need a separate contract for the backup line?
- No. We deliver fibre and failover as one managed service on one invoice, with one team responsible for both paths.
- Can you add failover to an existing fibre line?
- Usually, yes, even if the fibre isn't ours yet. Tell us what you run and we'll confirm what's possible at your site.