Dedicated Internet Access (Leased Line)
A leased line just for your company — guaranteed bandwidth, backed by an SLA.
Ordinary business broadband shares bandwidth with nearby users, so it slows at peak times. Dedicated Internet Access (DIA, a leased line) is a fibre line reserved for your company alone, with download and upload speeds guaranteed to match (symmetric bandwidth) and written into an SLA — a service level agreement that promises uptime and repair times, with money back if missed. In short, you pay more for a steady line with committed speed and support.
For companies that live online — heavy video meetings, cloud systems (ERP, cloud phones), large file uploads, hosting a VPN for remote staff, or any business that loses money the moment the line drops.
Same product, different names.
Each carrier brands this differently — here’s how to recognise it when you compare quotes.
The honest pros and cons.
Benefits
- Bandwidth is yours alone — no peak-time contention, steady speed all day.
- Symmetric speed (upload equals download) — fast for big uploads, streaming and VPNs.
- Backed by an SLA: written uptime (99.9%+) and repair-time guarantees, with credits if missed.
- Usually comes with fixed (static) IP addresses — handy for servers, mail hosting or remote access.
- Enterprise support with a dedicated team on faults — no consumer hotline queue.
Watch-outs
- Costs several times more than ordinary business broadband — you pay a premium for the guarantee.
- Typically a 2-3 year contract, and install takes time to survey and run the line into your building.
- Some older or remote buildings may lack fibre — a site survey is needed first.
- A single line is still a single point of failure — for true 100% uptime add a backup link (see failover).
Indicative only: entry leased lines from about $1,500-$3,000/mo; higher bandwidth or stricter SLA is priced by speed and location; large enterprise deals are quote-only. Final price depends on bandwidth, contract term and site.
Common questions
Q01How is a leased line different from business broadband?
Q02How long to install?
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