LEASED LINE SPEEDS
What leased line speeds to pick?
Picking the correct leased line speeds for your business is one of the most important decisions you can make before ordering a leased line.
The amount of options available on the market can be classed as “something for everyone” but be aware, just because you order (as an example) a 10Mb leased line, what happens if your business grows and you have signed a 3 year deal but need more bandwidth?
What is a bearer? What is the right speed for your business? Can you downgrade speed? What about costs? These are some of the questions we will be looking at answering.
Brief overview

Since ADSL first appeared on the market many years ago, the requirement for bandwidth has simply exploded. Something that was classed as a luxury in its day is now an absolute necessity to most businesses. How did we survive before the internet?
Technology has moved on somewhat since then. We now have a rich abundance of different products offering something for every budget. At the top of the tree is leased lines. Unlike the days of ADSL where speeds where classed as “best effort”, leased lines are totally uncontended and therefor you share you connection speed with nobody.
Speeds are also synchronous so in other words, if you was to purchase a 10Mb leased line this means that you will get 10Mb download speed and 10Mb upload speed. With ADSL, your connection is contended meaning you share that connection with others hence the reason why the speed goes up and down.
With leased line speeds now ranging from 10Mb to 10Gb the requirement is set to continue growing long into the future. Speed still remains the number one requirement in businesses across the UK whom now heavily rely on everything a leased line can provide to fulfil their customer needs. To many, being without it would spell disaster.
So what leased line speeds are available? What is a bearer?
A leased line is available to order in any speed you require starting at 10Mb and going right the way up to 10Gb which is enough bandwidth to run an army! What you have to watch out for as a business is to make sure when you order you ask what bearer your leased line is on.
If you order a 100Mb leased line which is running on a 100Mb bearer and sign a 3 year term then you cannot upgrade that line. If you order a 50Mb leased line on a 100Mb bearer then at any stage through your contract you can upgrade from the 50Mb to 60Mb, 70Mb etc (for a slight increase in your monthly costs) right the way up to the full 100Mb.
Basically a bearer is like a “silent” bandwidth sat in the background waiting to be used by you if required. The huge benefit of having a bearer is that you are future-proofing your business for the next 3 years. You have total peace of mind knowing that if you need more bandwidth, you can simply upgrade.

What are the most popular speeds and why?

When it comes to the most common leased line speeds, the 10Mb on a 100Mb bearer is the popular one. However, as times are changing and the demand for more bandwidth is increasing, the 100Mb is becoming just as popular. So lets take a look in more detail.
Just so you are aware, we offer a price promise guarantee on all our leased line products. If you find a cheaper quote elsewhere, not only do we price match but we will beat it!
10Mb leased line on a 100Mb bearer
50Mb leased line on a 100Mb bearer
100Mb leased line
100Mb on a 1Gb bearer
1Gb leased line
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