For Businesses
Whether your business is large, small, urban, or rural, you can benefit from broadband.
Access to the Internet via high speed, or broadband, connectivity is essential to
economic development, especially in rural areas. Yet broadband service is not available
in every area of Maryland. The Maryland Broadband Mapping Initiative is helping
to extend the benefits of broadband communication throughout the entire State.
Broadband is Good for Business
Broadband is a proven means for increasing sales and profit, and achieving growth.
In today's environment, more than ever, it is an essential component of a company's
ability to compete. Broadband opens the door to a wealth of tools businesses can
use to streamline workflows, remotely leverage Information Technology resources
(such as cloud computing), and take advantage of emerging social media marketing
technologies. Broadband access can also reduce overhead costs through telecommuting,
Web and video conferencing, and by extending the recruiting range for highly skilled
personnel.
Broadband is especially important for small, rural, and home-based businesses, because
it helps level the competitive playing field. Broadband promotes innovation, enables
operational streamlining, allows flexibility within the supply chain, and greatly
expands the customer base for small businesses.
How can the Maryland Broadband Map help your business?
The Maryland Broadband Map maps provide access to detailed information on broadband
availability in the State. The Maryland Broadband Mapping Initiative offers Federal,
State, and local officials better data for policy decisions that affect the small
business community.
If you already have broadband, you can test your speed.
We've provided a simple, fast speed test that measures your current upload and download
speeds, verifies the location of broadband availability, and helps us ensure the
accuracy of the Maryland Broadband Map.
Click to take the
speed test now!