Leased Lines
Dedicated fixed bandwidth connectivity
Dedicated to you
Our point to point Leased Line connections (also known as
Private Circuits) are just the job if you require dedicated,
always-on, fixed bandwidth connectivity between two points; to
transport data, internet or voice traffic. Leased Lines are
incredibly cost effective, particularly if you tend to exchange
large volumes of traffic between your company’s sites or a valued
business partner (aren’t they all?). Thanks to our massive network
infrastructure, you get faster, high bandwidth leased line
connections (from 2Mb to 155Mb* and upwards) at really low cost.
Larger organisations can also use leased lines to create a Virtual
Private Network (VPN).
There’s dedication for you.
Key features
- Flexible bandwidths - we can offer guaranteed
availability for 2Mb, 34Mb, 140Mb and 155Mb. Many other bandwidths
are supported and we’ll always work with you to meet your
needs.
- Huge access network across the UK. Because we
own our network, we don’t have to purchase bandwidth from a third
party, giving you faster, high quality Leased Line connections at a
really low cost.
- Rapid installation of business-critical
communication links.
- Guaranteed fix times combined with high
availability guarantees.
* Geographical service variations may apply in
some cases - please contact us for more details.
Speeds
Leased Lines are available in a range of
speeds from 2Mb to 155Mb bandwidths. All speeds can be delivered on
a local or long distance basis. Naturally, our point to point
leased lines are supported with a stringent Service Level Agreement
(SLA), backed up with service credits for further peace of
mind.
Internet connectivity
We also have an Internet Leased Line option. With a £13 billion
network infrastructure providing high bandwidth, high reliability
digital connections, across the UK, we’re leaders in leased line
connectivity. We’ve also got the largest alternative IP network in
the UK and so, unlike many other providers and resellers, we don't
have to purchase bandwidth from a third party. What does this mean
for you? Simply faster, high quality leased line connections at a
really low cost.
From your very first call to us, through to installation and
beyond, you’ll find us totally dedicated.
Need more bandwidth?
Also called LAN Extensions, Ethernet Extensions provide an affordable,
dedicated, point to point connection between two locations at
Ethernet bandwidths of 10, 100 and 1000Mb. We’re proud to be one of
the UK’s leading providers of short haul Ethernet leased lines to
wholesale and business customers. We’ve been doing it for over ten
years now and have installed over 11,000 circuits. Which is why you
should give us a call.
Features & benefits
Leased Lines
Dedicated fixed bandwidth connectivity
Features, more features and benefits
Features
- Data - secure private data networks can be
established to provide intelligent routing, resilience and
diagnostic features, when supported by multiplexers and data
switches.
- Internet - increasingly, organisations are
using leased lines for internet access because they provide fast
data transfer rates and are extremely cost effective when the
internet is used heavily. We also offer an internet Leased Line
solution to meet these needs.
- Voice - a private voice network can be
established. In addition, links can be established direct from your
site to a cellular network.
- Video - video conferencing is also
supported.
Additional features
- Flexible bandwidths - guaranteed availability
for 2Mb, 34Mb, 140Mb and 155Mb. Many other bandwidths are supported
and we’ll always work with you to meet your needs.
- Reliability - we’ve a target time to repair a
fault on our network within a maximum of four hours of it being
reported, keeping downtime to a minimum.
Benefits
- No hidden costs - the fixed monthly rental is
calculated according to the distance between sites.
- Flexibility - we can provide a Private Circuit
anywhere in the UK. Where sites are outside our network area we
utilise a third party operator with whom we have formal Service
Level Agreements (SLA) in place for a high quality end to end
service.
- Service Level Agreements (SLA) in place for a
high quality end to end service.
- Scalability - a range of flexible bandwidths
to suit your needs and scaled to meet your growth requirements. A
2Mb connection remains the most popular circuit bandwidth within
the UK, but you could choose bandwidths of up to 155Mb.
- Security - sole use of the Private Circuit
bandwidth means that no other organisation can access your vital
data.
A Private Circuit (or Leased Line connection)
from us is a high performance solution that can be used to
transport data, internet, voice or video traffic between two
designated sites.
Detailed Info
Leased Lines
Dedicated fixed bandwidth connectivity
It’s all in the detail
Leased lines are among the most well established digital data
circuits. They’re non-switched point to point circuits between two
local, regional or national sites providing dedicated capacity.
These connections are dedicated paths across our network..
- Network - we usually deliver leased lines via
our own Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) network, but we can
also use a third party's circuits in order to access certain end
user sites, where necessary. The actual traffic that’s carried
between the two sites depends on the type of customer premise
equipment (CPE) installed.
- Virtual Private Network (VPN) - organisations
with geographically dispersed sites often use 2Mbps leased lines to
provide a Virtual Private Network (VPN). These circuits are
terminated on the PABX at each site and the DPNSS protocol is used
to provide a feature rich network. The PABX provides management of
the channels on the 2Mbps link, enabling fixed bandwidths to be
allocated to specific users.
- Internet access - many organisations use
Private Circuits for internet access because they provide fast and
cost effective data transfer rates for high usage. When used this
way, it’s necessary to define where both ends of the circuit are to
terminate, i.e. your organisation's premises and the ISP. See
Managed Internet Access for more
details.
Related Products
Leased Lines
Dedicated fixed bandwidth connectivity
Managed Firewall and VPN
Standing guard between your internal IT infrastructure and the
outside world. We'll install your managed firewall and ensure that
it’s configured to comply with your security policy, after which,
we'll monitor and manage the service.
Managed Firewall and
VPN
Ethernet Extensions
Ethernet Extensions, also known as LAN Extensions and Ether P2P
(point to point), provide high-speed dedicated LAN-to-LAN extension
links to interconnect your Local Area Networks (LANs) between
different sites.
Ethernet
Extensions
Managed Internet Access
When fast internet access is vital rather than simply
convenient, we offer a fully managed, symmetric (very high speed in
both directions) and uncontended service (bandwidth reserved
exclusively for your business).
Managed Internet
Access
IPVPN
A cost effective, secure, flexible, scalable
and fully managed service capable of carrying voice, video and data
traffic: provides the security of a VPN with superior performance
for business-critical applications.
IPVPN
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