Why We Partner With MikroTik: Enterprise Grade Networking for Business

Long-established names like Cisco have dominated enterprise networking for years, but at Techrelate, MikroTik is our brand of choice for business networking hardware. It’s not the most familiar name to most business owners, so it’s worth explaining why we chose it, and what that choice actually means for your network.

What MikroTik Is, and Why It’s Our Standard

MikroTik’s equipment is used extensively in data centres and by ISPs, offering functionality that’s genuinely comparable to far bigger, more established brands, but at a price point that makes it realistic for small and growing businesses rather than just large enterprises. That combination, enterprise-grade capability without an enterprise-only price tag, is exactly why it’s become our standard rather than a niche alternative.

What This Means for Your Network

A few practical benefits this brings to how we set up and support a client’s network:

• Reliable VoIP call quality: cloud-based phone systems have become the norm for most growing businesses, cost-effective and well suited to flexible and remote working, but call quality depends heavily on how well the underlying network manages traffic. MikroTik routers are built to manage multiple connections and prioritise time-sensitive traffic like voice calls, which is exactly what keeps VoIP calls clear and reliably connected.
• Scalability as you grow: MikroTik performs just as well for a small business as it does for a considerably larger one, which matters if growth and expansion are part of your plans rather than a distant hypothetical.
• Point-to-point Wi-Fi for multi-site setups: for businesses spanning more than one building or site, MikroTik’s equipment supports point-to-point wireless links, allowing neighbouring buildings to operate as a single, unified network.
• Genuine cost-effectiveness: without naming specific figures, the value proposition here is real, clients moving from more expensive, established brands to a MikroTik setup have consistently found the functionality, particularly around VPN connectivity, both simpler to work with and considerably more cost-effective.

Why the Brand Behind Your Hardware Matters

Choosing a networking hardware standard isn’t just a technical preference, it shapes how quickly problems get diagnosed, how well your provider genuinely understands the equipment they’re supporting, and how confidently they can advise you as your business’s needs change. Standardising on one well-understood platform, rather than supporting whatever happens to be installed, is part of what lets us provide proper MikroTik support and installation across London and the UK.