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Friday, February 18, 2011

Why Business Owners Use Business Leased Lines For Their Office Net Connection

By Willie Yesenia Ware


There are several considerations to be looked at before procuring an internet connection. As the business owner you will need to have capacity and security as your first considerations. You will also need to look at future capacity requirements and long term strategies. The list of considerations when getting the connection will also include your budget as well as locally available options. There are many options that you will encounter. The dedicated leased line, SDSL, ADSL and wireless broadband are some of these options. Different service providers will promote each of these services as being the best business broadband. A leased line could be your choice from among the many options available. Let us look at some of the reasons that will inform your choice of this particular option.

The first step will be to define what a leased line connection is, as well as look at how it works. A leased line is a high capacity, physical line that delivers dedicated and constant dull time bandwidth. Providers will not only deliver data security and privacy but they will also back you with full time technical support. Leased lines are charged annually and once the rent for using the line is paid there are no other fees. Since this is a dedicated service, the client using the line will have exclusive access to it. This means that you should expect better performance even if you compare it with the best broadband in the market. Leased lines will normally come with a longer term contract and you need to be absolutely sure it is the best option because you will be stuck with it for a while before you can change to another service.

Leased lines are especially suited for businesses that require constant high capacity such as data centers and call centers. Such businesses will have a lot of communication as part of their operations and use leased lines to save time and money. Leased lines enable high quality voice and data communication even though all the offices of the business are not in the same location. On this set up it is much easier to share computer applications and files.

A dedicated leased line is also a good option for businesses that are hosting their own servers. Security and privacy are the other major reasons why businesses opt to use leased lines. There is sensitive and confidential information that is transferred between bank branches which requires utmost privacy and security. Leased lines are the best option where strict security standards are necessary.

Leased lines available come in several types. The most common leased lines are known as E1 lines in Europe and Asia with their American equivalent known as T1. There are a number of other various lines that have various specific uses. There are a good number of benefits to be had when using a dedicated leased line even though it may come a higher cost when compared to other broadband options.




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