KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Starlink alone isn’t enough; businesses need advanced security and network control.
• SD-WAN combines Starlink and SURE, optimising traffic and ensuring seamless failover.
• Using both connections efficiently improves overall performance, reliability, and business productivity.

How to Boost Your Business Connectivity

1. Stop relying on the Starlink router- it isn’t built for business

Starlink’s included router is fine for home use, but it lacks the features a modern business needs. There’s no advanced security, no real control over your network, no proper monitoring, and no support for secure remote work.

Because it can’t filter malware, create guest and staff networks, inspect traffic, support VPNs, or offer detailed reporting, the default router leaves businesses with serious security gaps and limited control. It also can’t manage multiple connections, which means you miss out on the full value of having both Starlink and SURE.



2. Use SD-WAN to make Starlink and SURE work together

One of the biggest mistakes we see is businesses picking one internet connection and letting the other sit unused. With SD-WAN, both links operate simultaneously, delivering greater speed, reliability, and resilience.

SD-WAN continuously measures the real performance of each link (this includes latency, jitter, and packet loss) and chooses the best path for each type of traffic. That means cloud apps, phone calls, and video meetings automatically take the faster, lower-latency connection, while large file transfers or backups use the other line, so nothing gets congested. If either connection drops or slows, SD-WAN instantly reroutes your traffic to the other connection, keeping your business online without interruption.

Instead of having a single “active” line and an idle backup, both connections become part of one intelligent network that optimises itself in real time.



3. Upgrade your security to match your connectivity

Faster internet also means faster threats. Businesses now need more than a simple router; they need a full security layer.

A FortiGate firewall adds intrusion prevention, malware protection, encrypted traffic inspection, web and app filtering, data loss prevention, and secure VPN access for remote workers. It brings enterprise-level security to both Starlink and SURE simultaneously, protecting your business regardless of which connection traffic is using.



4. Move your files and workflows to the cloud

With reliable internet now standard, cloud tools finally work properly for Falklands businesses. Storing documents in OneDrive, SharePoint, Google Drive, or Dropbox means teams can collaborate in real time, access files from anywhere, and avoid the risks of relying solely on local storage. Combined with SD-WAN, cloud apps perform faster and more consistently.



5. Improve your team’s online experience

With both connections intelligently managed, everyday tools simply work better. Video calls stop freezing, staff can work remotely with secure access, and systems in Camp connect smoothly to Stanley. This is where organisations feel the biggest difference; your network becomes stable, responsive, and ready for modern digital work.



Final Thought

Starlink has given the Falklands a huge leap forward, but the real value comes from combining Starlink, SURE, and enterprise-grade SD-WAN security. If it's speed, reliability, and proper protection you're after for your business, then the next step is making your network work smarter, not just faster.