Leased Line

What is a Leased Line?

A leased line is a private, uncontended internet connection leased exclusively for your business. With a leased line internet connection, you receive dedicated bandwidth that isn’t shared with other users. This ensures consistent speeds, low latency, and high reliability – exactly what demanding business operations require.

A fibre leased line is the top tier of leased line connections, providing connectivity over full fibre-optic infrastructure for maximum bandwidth, future-resistance, and very high speeds.

Whether you need leased lines for multiple sites, high-volume data transfers, or real-time services like VoIP and video conferencing, a business leased line gives you the performance and security your organisation depends on.

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Benefits

Dedicated Internet Connectivity
Symmetrical Speeds
High Uptime & SLA Backed
High Capacity Options
Scalability
Fixed IP Addresses
Unlimited Usage & Predictable Costs

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Key Features of a Leased Line

Dedicated Internet Connectivity: The connection is reserved exclusively for your business. No shared bandwidth, no variability caused by neighbours.
Symmetrical Speeds: Upload and download speeds are the same — ideal for cloud services, backups, file transfers, and collaboration.
High Uptime & SLA Backed: Leased lines come with strong Service Level Agreements. Guaranteed availability, quick fault fixes and reliable support.
High Capacity Options: Speeds can range from tens of Mbps up to multiple Gbps, including fibre leased line options.
Scalability: Flex your bandwidth as your business grows. Want to go from 100 Mbps today to 10 Gbps tomorrow? A leased line can be upgraded.
Fixed IP Addresses: Static IPs included (or available) so you can host servers, run VPNs, remote access, or other critical services.
Unlimited Usage & Predictable Costs: No usage caps, no hidden over-usage charges — what you contract is what you pay.

Why Choose a Business Leased Line?

Reliability & Consistency: Because you have dedicated bandwidth, your service doesn’t suffer during peak traffic. Leased line internet means the speeds you pay for are the speeds you get – upload and download.
Performance for Real-Time Applications: Video conferencing, VoIP, cloud-services, data backups: all depend on low latency, little packet loss, and symmetrical bandwidth. Leased lines deliver.
Better Uptime & Faster Support: SLAs with guaranteed uptime (often 99.9% or better) and rapid fault repair times ensure minimal disruption to your operations.
Predictable Costs & No Data Limits: No hidden usage limits, no variable speed due to other users, and cost forecasting is easier.
Future-proofing & Scalability: As your business grows – more staff, more data, more sites – a leased line can scale with you. From fibre leased line upgrades to multi-site connectivity.

Leased Line vs Business Broadband

Feature	Leased Line	Business Broadband / Full Fibre (FTTP/FTTC)
Contention / Sharing	None – dedicated bandwidth	Shared infrastructure; performance drops in peak usage
Symmetry (Up = Down)	Always symmetrical	Often asymmetric (upload much less than download)
SLA & Uptime Guarantees	High, formally agreed	Limited or best-effort basis in many cases
Lead Time	Can take several weeks to months (installation, civil works)	Often quicker to deploy (depends on fibre availability)
Cost	Higher upfront and monthly cost	Lower cost; more affordable for lighter usage
Best Use	Businesses with high demand for reliability, data transfer, cloud, multi-site	Smaller operations or those with less intensive internet needs

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Use Cases

A leased line is ideal for organisations in any of the following scenarios:

You use cloud-based services extensively (storage, SaaS applications, virtual desktops).
You run VoIP, video conferencing, streaming or other real-time, latency-sensitive applications.
Your business has multiple sites needing reliable, high-speed connectivity between them.
You download and upload large-sized data (e.g. media, CAD, engineering, backups).
Remote or mobile workers or home branches require access to your central infrastructure.

Fibre Leased Line

The fibre leased line variant is the top tier of leased line connections. Providing connectivity over full fibre-optic infrastructure gives you maximum bandwidth, future-resistance, and very high speeds.

With fibre leased lines you can get:

Speeds of several Gbps (often 1 Gbps, 10 Gbps or more)
Very low latency and excellent reliability
Long-term performance stability
Greater bandwidth for upload and download, no compromise

Technical & Service Details

Typical leased line internet services come with uptime SLAs, often 99.9%+ availability.
Support levels are premium: many providers offer 24/7 monitoring, rapid fault resolution.
Fixed (static) IP addresses are usually included; additional IPs may be available.
Installation lead times can vary: depend on distance, existing fibre infrastructure, permitting and civil works.

Pricing & What to Expect

Monthly costs for leased lines are higher than for standard broadband or shared fibre, reflecting the dedicated nature of the service and the SLAs.
Some providers offer fibre leased lines with various speed tiers (100 Mbps, 1 Gbps, 10 Gbps+).
There may be upfront installation or provisioning fees.
Because you’re purchasing a dedicated service, make sure your quote includes all charges: installation, fixed IP, SLAs, monitoring, redundancy if needed.

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Yes. Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) is another way of describing the lease line service where the internet connection is not shared, giving exclusivity, symmetric speed, and strong SLAs. Read our blog What is Dedicated Internet Access vs a Leased Line?.

“Lease line” is often a mis-spelling or shorthand; the correct term is leased line. “Leased line internet” emphasises that the leased line is used to provide your internet connectivity. They all refer to the same type of dedicated service.

A leased line is a dedicated internet line. Unlike business broadband which is shared amongst other businesses, a leased line isn’t shared with anyone else. This means a leased line can give you guaranteed symmetrical speeds, enhanced reliability and unrivalled speeds to make sure your business gets the connectivity service it needs.

A leased line and Ethernet are essentially the same. Dedicated business internet access using a superfast Ethernet cable is known by many names, including leased line, Ethernet or Dedicated Internet Access.

There are several different types of leased lines available. All suit different budgets and different business needs. They include:

Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) – EFM provides an end-to-end solution using multiple copper wires to connect your business to the Ethernet core network. Ideal where fibre Ethernet is not currently available or would be costly to install.

Generic Ethernet Access (GEA) or Ethernet over Fibre to the Cabinet (EoFTTC) – A hybrid solution where existing fibre or copper cables connect your business to the street cabinet before a dedicated Ethernet line carries your data to the core network.

Leased Line or Fibre Ethernet – The ultimate end-to-end connectivity solution which offers unparalleled levels of speed and reliability. It can be implemented in most locations whether fibre is currently available or not.

Fibre Flex Leased Line – Commit to a low cost minimum bandwidth i.e. 200Mb and you will get burstable bandwidth of up to 1Gb when available, at no extra cost.

Point-to-Point – Perfect for connecting two or more offices in different locations and ensures your data is secure and your network performance is more reliable.

Well that depends on several factors such as how many employees you have and the services and applications that those employees use your internet for. Email, cloud services, VoIP phone calls, VoIP system, uploading and downloading files, web browsing, video conferencing and more all affect bandwidth.

Light use – basic email and web browsing

Moderate use – file downloads, streaming music or video, cloud usage and VoIP

Strong use – all of the above as well as large file downloads and interactive conferencing

Heavy use – all of the above as well as heavy use of internet applications and multiple devices per user

Well simply because with a leased line you get more than you do with traditional broadband. A leased line is an enterprise-grade solution delivered over an Ethernet fibre line direct into your business, dedicated specifically for your use.

Broadband on the other hand is a shared consumer level service which is delivered using copper wires. With Ethernet you’ll get guaranteed speeds and enhanced reliability – things which are at a much lesser standard when using traditional broadband.

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