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Amazingly, We've Now Published Over 1300 Articles About UK Connectivity

It seems hard to believe, but we've now published over 1300 articles about UK leased lines, broadband network upgrades and related tech news.

We'd like to thank all our readers, as well as our talented editorial team for helping us achieve this milestone.

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'Leased Line' Meaning Explained In Plain English

What do people mean by a leased line? Our definition: a leased line is a business-class connectivity service used by organisations to reliably connect offices, data centres and other operational locations to the outside world - with dedicated bandwidth reserved from the customer's location to their connectivity provider's core network.

Unlike consumer broadband, leased lines offer symmetrical connections speeds, dedicated backhaul bandwidth and business-class support. This may often include 24x7 technical support, a Service Level Agreement, and expedited fault resolution.

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Fibre Leased Line Buyers Guide - Key Things You Should Know

A fibre leased line is a reliable digital communications link on which 100% of the bandwidth is reserved for the subscriber's use. Downstream and Upstream connection speeds are identical and fixed, with speeds typically between 10 Mbps and 10 Gbps.

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VPN vs Leased Line - Comparing The Security

VPNs and leased lines have security issues that could potentially impact the privacy and accessibility of your business's connections. Find out what they are, and what you can do to mitigate the risks.

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Business Leased Lines - Key Facts You Need To Know

Before you buy, there are a few things you should know about getting a business leased line.

Prices for Business Leased Lines Keep Falling

If you're out of contract on your current leased line, it's time to cut your costs or increase your connection speed at no extra charge. In the medium-to-long term, leased line prices only go one way - down.

In order to benefit from these falls, you will need to sign a new contract.

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Business Leased Line Guide - How To Get The Best Deal

You can get a better deal on your business leased line if you use one of these strategies. We reveal what they are, so you can decide which ones are right for your business.

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Leased Line Alternatives - What To Do If You Can't Afford a Leased Line

If you'd like a leased line, but can't afford even a cheap one, you may be in luck. There are quite a few leased line alternatives.

Leased Line Alternative #1: ADSL

ADSL is asymmetric. Unlike a leased line, the upload speed doesn't match the download speed.

Secondly, ADSL is usually contended, rather than dedicated. This means that your connection might slow down at peak times when lots of other users are trying to use their connections at the same time as you.

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BT Leased Line Costs - Straight From The Horse's Mouth

If you're wondering how much a BT leased line costs, you're in luck!

Query the BT pricing database... almost instantly.

We're a wholesale customer of BT's, so we can find out in real-time how much a BT leased line costs.

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BT Leased Line Prices - The Insider's Guide

As a wholesale customer of BT, we've requested and received over 370,000 BT leased line prices! In fact, we probably know more about BT's pricing than many people in BT!

We've also got pricing from BT's main competitors, to the same locations, enabling us to see how BT's prices compare to those from other leased line circuit providers.

How We Came To Request Over 1,400,000 Quotes

hSo is a carrier-independent provider of leased lines and corporate WANs.

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BT Leased Line - How To Get One More Cheaply

If you're after a BT Leased Line, you may be surprised to learn that you may get a better deal by buying it from one of BT's competitors!

UK Regulators Force BT To Sell Leased Line Circuits at Wholesale Prices!

Back in March 2001, the UK communications regulator OFTEL ordered BT to provide its leased line circuits at wholesale prices, to competing providers.

OFTEL's successor OFCOM got BT to agree not to give BT's retail division special treatment. So when BT Retail order from BT Wholesale or BT Openreach, they get treated just like any other wholesale customer.

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