Internet Service Provider, ISP, is a business whose goal is to provide internet service to consumers. via home, office, or mobile. Other internet services include website hosting, email setup/management, file transfer protocols (ftp), cloud computing, virtual machines and lease of physical servers.
ISPs can be categorised into four areas with all different responsibilities: Access (AISP), Hosting (HISP), Transit (TISP) and Virtual (VISP).
AISPs provide clients, individuals and businesses, with internet access through telephone wires, satellite, cable, or mobile phone networks.
HISPs provide professional, secure, robust, and dedicated internet services such as web hosting, email, ftp, cloud computing, and server leasing services to individuals and businesses.
TISPs do not deal directly with individuals or businesses, but they do provide internet access to AISPs and HISPs.
VISPs purchase services from wholesale ISP and sell it to their own retail customers.
Choosing the Right ISP for your Online Business
When deciding on the right provider for yourself, there are a number of personal circumstances you may consider before you can make the right decision:
- Usage. Ask yourself, "how much will I actually use my internet service?" Lower usage will naturally lead to lower bills. You may be a light, medium or a heavy user according to the following criteria:
- Light users generally aren't online that much. For instance, they would make use of email and web browsing for about an hour a day. Their monthly usage would total under 5 GigaByte (GB) a month.
- Medium users will use online services frequently. These users also utilize other provisions such as video streaming, social networking, multi-player gaming and Skype, which are bandwidth heavy. Users in this group will generally require bandwidth of 30GB or an unlimited bandwidth service.
- Heavy users are online constantly! Those who conduct their business online would fall into this group. The bandwidth requirement for this group would be 50GB+, but an unlimited package would be the most suitable choice.
- Bundling. If your ISP can provide the access to telephone and television you need, then bundling services from the same company is often the best decision.
- Reputation. Refer to at least one comparison website to see how current and past customers found their experiences dealing with different companies. It's often cheaper in the long run to pay a little extra for a reliable service than a cheaper service that is unreliable.
- Convenience. If the company who's supplying telephone or television service to you is also able to provide internet service. then bundling from that company may be most convenient to avoid additional paperwork/stress.
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