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Boston Office Internet Before Fiber

Downtown, Financial District, or Seaport office that needs ~200 Mbps and a static IP while fiber is still a construction project. Rooftop first.

September 16, 20263 min read
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Open the office. Argue about fiber later.

A downtown, Financial District, or Seaport fit-out often has a go-live date and a fiber ETA that don't match. The office needs something in the ~200 Mbps class and a static public IP so phones, VPN, and cloud tools work on day one. Waiting on a street build isn't a plan.

First path is fixed wireless or C-Band where the rooftop can see a Netafy signal. If the shot isn't there, we say so and we can talk secondary options. We don't invent coverage.

Typical package

What offices usually ask for:

  • About 200x50 C-Band class when that's the path that reaches the roof
  • Or 300x300 when the rooftop shot supports a symmetric wireless handoff
  • A static public IP
  • A term we confirm on the order (published Boston pages list a 12-month initial term, then month-to-month; some office quotes are written as 24 months)
  • Install in the hundreds, not thousands. Published Boston install is typically $199-$499.

We're not posting a suite-specific monthly number. Published ranges are on Boston business internet and business internet pricing: business broadband from $199/mo, dedicated from $399/mo. The quote for your floor comes after the survey.

How the job runs

  1. Site survey. Address, suite, and a roof or exterior we can actually use.
  2. Rooftop check. Can we see a Netafy signal? C-Band, GigTier fixed wireless, or neither. If it's a miss, we don't force a radio.
  3. One primary wireless path. Ethernet in the closet, static IP handed off, office can open. Typical published Boston install is 1-2 weeks from a signed order. No street trench.
  4. Fiber later if you want it. Keep the wireless path as primary, flip it to path-diverse backup when the wired circuit finally lights, or drop it. Your call.

This is one path so people can work. If you need two wireless paths for a show window, that's a different job: Boston event dual-path wireless.

When this is the wrong tool

Stay on cable if it's already live on your floor and the product you were quoted actually meets upload and reliability. That comparison is Comcast Business vs Netafy in Boston.

If fiber's already in the riser and the only wait is an inside handoff, take the fiber. Wireless is for the construction wait, the landlord who won't let a new lateral in, or the older building where the conduit fight is the delay.

If you have several warehouses or yards and the problem is one bill across sites, see managed WAN for multi-site logistics.

What to send us

Suite address, bandwidth you need (200 Mbps class is a fine starting point), whether you need a static IP, roof access notes, and the date you need to be open. Use the Boston quote form, not the home availability checker. Call 877-412-9434 if that's faster.

This is Greater Boston business service. We don't sell residential internet in Boston or Massachusetts homes. Homes are NH, VT, and ME.

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