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An honest guide to Starlink's limits for business — and how we fix them with bonded 4G/5G, a 99.5% SLA, static IPs and UK engineers. Check coverage[Talk to sales](/contact) SLA-backed • UK engineers • Bonded multi-network • No fibre required • 99.5% uptime Trusted by businesses across the UK [ ![McGee Group](/assets/mcgee-logo-x9ka6D0Y.png) ](/customers/mcgee-construction "McGee Group")[ ![Seacon Group](/assets/seacon-logo-Dnhx7wDm.png) ](/customers/seacon-group "Seacon Group")[ ![WB Power Services](/assets/wb-power-logo-Bi8slFez.webp) ](/customers/wb-power-services "WB Power Services")[ ![UK Harvest](/assets/uk-harvest-logo-CRVwIju6.png) ](/customers/fast-track-connectivity-ukharvests-digital-transformation "UK Harvest")[ ![Royle Farm](/assets/royle-farm-business-park-logo-0n9C6HaH.png) ](/customers/royle-farm "Royle Farm")[ ![Royal Harwich YC](/assets/royal-harwich-yacht-club-logo-CjXb9dSl.png) ](/customers/sailing-through-connectivity-challenges-the-royal-harwich-yacht-clubs-journey "Royal Harwich YC")[ ![Thinking Anglers](/assets/thinking-anglers-logo-CfKc7LhX.png) ](/customers/casting-the-net-wide-a-connectivity-transformation "Thinking Anglers")[ ![Little Quarry Glamping](/assets/little-quarry-glamping-logo-H6aROhx-.png) ](/customers/little-quarry-glamping "Little Quarry Glamping")[ ![WSRA Steam Rally](/assets/wsra-steam-rally-logo-LfrflIh8.png) ](/customers/steaming-ahead-with-enhanced-festival-connectivity "WSRA Steam Rally")[ ![Carbee](/assets/carbee-logo-DPQmJg3O.webp) ](/customers/revving-up-connectivity-carbees-journey-to-high-speed-internet "Carbee")[ ![McGee Group](/assets/mcgee-logo-x9ka6D0Y.png) ](/customers/mcgee-construction "McGee Group")[ ![Seacon Group](/assets/seacon-logo-Dnhx7wDm.png) ](/customers/seacon-group "Seacon Group")[ ![WB Power Services](/assets/wb-power-logo-Bi8slFez.webp) ](/customers/wb-power-services "WB Power Services")[ ![UK Harvest](/assets/uk-harvest-logo-CRVwIju6.png) ](/customers/fast-track-connectivity-ukharvests-digital-transformation "UK Harvest")[ ![Royle Farm](/assets/royle-farm-business-park-logo-0n9C6HaH.png) ](/customers/royle-farm "Royle Farm")[ ![Royal Harwich YC](/assets/royal-harwich-yacht-club-logo-CjXb9dSl.png) ](/customers/sailing-through-connectivity-challenges-the-royal-harwich-yacht-clubs-journey "Royal Harwich YC")[ ![Thinking Anglers](/assets/thinking-anglers-logo-CfKc7LhX.png) ](/customers/casting-the-net-wide-a-connectivity-transformation "Thinking Anglers")[ ![Little Quarry Glamping](/assets/little-quarry-glamping-logo-H6aROhx-.png) ](/customers/little-quarry-glamping "Little Quarry Glamping")[ ![WSRA Steam Rally](/assets/wsra-steam-rally-logo-LfrflIh8.png) ](/customers/steaming-ahead-with-enhanced-festival-connectivity "WSRA Steam Rally")[ ![Carbee](/assets/carbee-logo-DPQmJg3O.webp) ](/customers/revving-up-connectivity-carbees-journey-to-high-speed-internet "Carbee") [View all customer stories →](/customers) The honest take ## Starlink changed the game. It didn't win it. Before Starlink, a rural site with no fibre had bad options — and we still install it, recommend it and build around it where it's the right fit. The technology is genuinely impressive and it has rescued thousands of UK businesses from connectivity dead-ends. But Starlink alone is one network, with CGNAT, a consumer SLA and a DIY install. For a home worker that's fine. For a business that runs card payments, VoIP, CCTV or a multi-site operation, "fine" isn't fine. The honest answer is to use Starlink where it earns its place — and bond it with multi-carrier cellular, wrapped in a real SLA, where business depends on the line. Where Starlink works vs where it fails ## Which side is your business on? The same dish, in the same garden, is brilliant for one of these jobs and miserable for the other. ### Starlink alone is fine for - A single home worker or holiday let with light video calls and streaming - A small site with no card payments, no VoIP, no CCTV to depend on - A pop-up where 'any internet at all' is the win - Content creators uploading large files occasionally - An emergency backup behind a primary leased line ### Starlink alone struggles with - Card payments and EPOS — latency spikes during rain cause timeouts - VoIP and Teams calls at scale — jitter and 100ms+ spikes make calls hollow - CCTV with live monitoring or remote VPN access — CGNAT blocks inbound - Multi-site businesses needing predictable, central management - Anything with a real SLA, service credits, or a UK engineer on the phone - Sites with obstructions, heavy weather, or peak-time congestion The detail ## Six things a Starlink dish can't do for a business. And what Integra does about each of them. ### Latency variance The limit: Advertised 25–60ms, but rain and orbital changes push it to 100ms+. Bad for VoIP, EPOS and Teams. What we do: Bonded 4G/5G holds latency at 20–30ms. Integra SD-WAN steers latency-sensitive traffic to the best path. ### No static IP, CGNAT only The limit: Breaks VPNs, remote CCTV access, port forwarding and most line-of-business inbound services. What we do: Integra includes a static IP on bonded configurations — VPN, CCTV and remote access work out of the box. ### No business SLA The limit: App-only support, best-effort uptime, no service credits. If it goes down, you wait. What we do: 99.5% uptime SLA with service credits and UK engineers monitoring every connection 24/7. ### Single network, single point of failure The limit: An obstruction, weather event or carrier-level outage takes you offline. There is no failover. What we do: Up to four mobile carriers bonded — automatic failover keeps traffic flowing if any one path drops. ### Asymmetric upload (~25Mbps) The limit: Cloud backups, large file shares and multi-camera CCTV uploads choke at 25Mbps up. What we do: Up to 300Mbps uplink by bonding satellite with multi-carrier cellular. ### DIY install, consumer support The limit: A dish on a windowsill is not a business install. Self-service chat is not a support model. What we do: UK engineer-installed roof mount, surveyed first, with direct WhatsApp and phone support. Same satellite. Completely different service. ## Starlink DIY vs Starlink done properly vs bonded SD-WAN. The same orbital network can be a hobby kit or a business-grade service — it depends entirely on what you wrap around it. Starlink — DIY self-install, consumer Starlink — done properly managed by Integra Integra SD-WAN bonded 4G/5G (+ Starlink) Install Self-install kit on a windowsill Engineer-installed roof mount, obstruction-checked Engineer survey + multi-bearer roof install Networks One — Starlink only Starlink + optional cellular backup Up to 4 carriers bonded (+ Starlink on Bridge) Resilience Down when Starlink drops Auto-fails to backup if cellular added Live multi-path bonding, no single point of failure IP addressing CGNAT only — no static IP Static IP available Static IP included on bonded configurations SLA & support Best-effort, app chat only Business SLA, UK engineer support 99.5% SLA with credits, UK engineers, WhatsApp Latency 25–100ms+, variable in weather 25–60ms, monitored 20–30ms, traffic steered to best path Best for Home / single-user / pop-up Rural businesses needing managed Starlink Business-critical sites, multi-site, EPOS/VoIP/CCTV Live in Days — DIY ~10 working days ~10 working days ### Starlink — DIY self-install, consumer ### Starlink — done properly managed by Integra ### Integra SD-WAN bonded 4G/5G (+ Starlink) Same satellite. Completely different service. Check coverage Who it's for ## Built for the businesses Starlink alone lets down. Three situations where bonded, managed connectivity earns its keep. ![Rural businesses without fibre](/__l5e/assets-v1/5db4ab05-23c6-401e-82f3-16650a31ce0f/wireless-rural-industrial.jpg) ### Rural businesses without fibre Farms, estates and rural offices where Openreach won't quote — or has quoted £20k+. A managed, bonded service that just works. ![Sites that can't afford downtime](/__l5e/assets-v1/46476103-052b-47bd-ab4a-7d1dde1d4511/wireless-epos-card.jpg) ### Sites that can't afford downtime Card payments, EPOS, VoIP and CCTV that depend on the line staying up — and on a real SLA when it doesn't. ![Multi-site & hospitality](/__l5e/assets-v1/b1760fc4-a974-41cb-ace4-8823be920ac9/wireless-multisite-container.jpg) ### Multi-site & hospitality Holiday parks, marinas, glamping, multi-depot operators. One platform, central management, predictable performance everywhere. ![Engineer-installed wireless antennas on a UK building](/__l5e/assets-v1/5e0489cc-8868-40c8-8aa1-9aa5622e4fd6/enterprise-install-maypole-school.jpg) The difference ## Not a box-shifter. A managed connectivity partner. ### What we're not - A Starlink reseller flogging a dish - DIY kit shipped to your door - Consumer CGNAT broadband - Best-effort uptime - App-only support - One satellite, one bet ### What we are - A managed connectivity partner that uses Starlink where it fits - Engineer survey, roof install, commissioning, monitoring - Static IPs, private Layer 2, VPN- and CCTV-ready - 99.5% SLA with service credits - UK engineers on phone and WhatsApp - Bonded multi-network — satellite + multi-carrier 4G/5G No lock-in to the wrong rung ## Start where you are. Step up when you need to. One platform, three steps. Move up the ladder as the business grows — no rip-and-replace. 01 ### Starlink, done properly Engineer-installed, monitored, with a business SLA. The right starting point when there is genuinely no other option at the site. 02 ### Add bonded cellular (SD-WAN) Bond multi-carrier 4G/5G alongside Starlink. Static IP, automatic failover, latency-sensitive traffic steered to the best path. 03 ### Fibre arrives (or doesn't) When fibre lands, your wireless stays on as permanent failover. If it never arrives, you already have business-grade connectivity. Explore [Integra SD-WAN](/integra-sd-wan), [Integra Bridge](/integra-bridge), [Starlink installation](/starlink-installation) or [leased lines](/leased-lines). Case studies ## Real businesses. Real results. [ ![Carbee](/assets/carbee-hero-Tm09rKOC.webp) 0.1Mbps → 300+Mbps "From 0.1Mbps to 300+Mbps — transforming a rural car dealer's business operations." Carbee Read case study ](/customers/revving-up-connectivity-carbees-journey-to-high-speed-internet)[ ![Royle Farm](/assets/royle-farm-hero-C7hXE3Bo.webp) ADSL → 1000Mbps "From single-digit ADSL to 1000Mbps. New tenants now connect in days, not months." Royle Farm Read case study ](/customers/royle-farm)[ ![WB Power Services](/assets/wb-power-hero-BOFlG2lU.avif) Every depot unified "National generator service business unified across every depot — one platform, predictable performance." WB Power Services Read case study ](/customers/wb-power-services) FAQ ## Starlink for business — what people ask ### Is Starlink good enough for a business? ### Why does Starlink need a static IP for business? ### What SLA does Starlink offer? ### Will Starlink work for EPOS, VoIP and card payments? ### Can you install Starlink for us? ### How does Integra SD-WAN compare to Starlink alone? ### What happens when fibre eventually arrives? ### How long does install take? ### What does it cost? 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