{"id":2475,"date":"2022-06-01T10:50:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T09:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exa.net.uk\/?p=2475"},"modified":"2022-12-05T14:47:03","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T14:47:03","slug":"fttp-vs-leased-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/knowledge-hub\/connectivity\/fttp-vs-leased-line\/","title":{"rendered":"FTTP vs leased line"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2475\" data-post-id=\"2475\" data-obj-id=\"2475\" class=\"elementor elementor-2475 dce-elementor-post-2475\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-548aefaa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-dce-background-image-url=\"https:\/\/exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/blog-post-top.png\" data-id=\"548aefaa\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/exa.net.uk\/knowledge-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Knowledge Hub<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc2d65d elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc2d65d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Knowledge <span class=\"lightblue\">Hub<\/span><sup class=\"blog-tm\">TM<\/sup><span class=\"hub-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/education.svg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96b57a0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96b57a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FTTP vs leased line<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77c2f34b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"77c2f34b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeb36f0 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial post-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"aeb36f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-ba9c996 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__item-prefix\">Date Posted:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t01.06.2022\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-a339c7b elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__item-prefix\">Written by:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExa Networks\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-275c59a9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"275c59a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a4f6a74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a4f6a74\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"main-article\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;5fc546a&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-134d98c\" data-id=\"134d98c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-390565c custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"390565c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fibre optic cable is fast becoming the only internet connection to have. With the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofcom.org.uk\/phones-telecoms-and-internet\/information-for-industry\/telecoms-competition-regulation\/future-fixed-telephone-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">retirement of the PSTN fast approaching<\/a>, the roll out of this future-proofed technology is speeding up. But, whilst many connections are widely labelled fibre broadband there are still different options to choose from.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this article we will explain the difference between two; fibre to the premises (FTTP) and leased line. But before that, let\u2019s have a quick overview of fibre broadband.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb6a28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cb6a28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is fibre broadband?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02205aa custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02205aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fibre optic cable is the most up-to-date delivery method for internet connectivity. It has a much larger capacity for data transfer than standard copper cable and will therefore replace it when the PSTN is switched off.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data travels down the individual fibres at the speed of light and unlike copper the signal strength doesn\u2019t degrade over greater distances. As a result you will get faster upload and download speeds and a more stable and reliable connection. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95a0a3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95a0a3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is FTTP?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a359526 custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a359526\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FTTP or fibre to the premises is ultrafast broadband. Data is sent via the exchange to your local street cabinet and from there it\u2019s entire journey is through fibre optic cabling directly into your premises. FTTP utilises existing shared fibre infrastructure and is therefore a <a href=\"https:\/\/exa.net.uk\/what-is-contention-ratio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contended service<\/a>, which means you may see a dip in your speeds at peak times.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f513e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f513e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a leased line?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f77f6cf custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f77f6cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A leased line is dedicated fibre cabling directly into your premises. Unlike FTTP, leased lines do not utilise shared infrastructure so your data will be transferred directly from the internet to you. This means you will receive the full capacity of your connection at all times.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2be3af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2be3af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Speeds you will receive<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8580bd custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8580bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FTTP is an asynchronous connection which means your download speed will be significantly higher than your upload speed. Currently FTTP connections can support speeds up to 1Gb, however most organisations will receive around 330Mbps due to the way the bandwidth is split between premises. For a cost, FTTP is upgradable and scalable, providing you have the required capacity from your connection to increase your speeds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a leased line, you will receive the exact speeds you pay for because this is a 1:1 connection. Where leased lines really differ from FTTP is the fact it is a synchronous connection, therefore your upload and download speeds will be the same.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leased lines are also upgradable but on a bigger scale. When having a leased line installed you will be able to decide which bearer to get, you can usually choose between 1Gb and 10Gb. Both will support speeds upto 1Gb, and you will only pay for the capacity you use, so you could have a 100Mb connection on a 10Gb bearer. If you choose a bearer with more capacity than you require you can increase the speeds you receive to suit your requirements.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78dad2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78dad2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Service Level Agreements<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b362ab custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b362ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both types of connectivity will come with a service level agreement (SLA). The main difference is that Leased Lines are more stringent because it is a service that has been developed specifically for the commercial market. Standard fix times for leased lines is five hours whereas FTTP could be up to two days.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a77595 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a77595\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reliability<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a57966e custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a57966e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a connectivity specifically designed with business in mind, Leased Lines are extremely reliable and offer a guaranteed uptime usually around 99.99%. In contrast, FTTP users can occasionally experience downtime or drops in speed due to it being a contended service.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bfeccc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8bfeccc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Availability<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8504f6b custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8504f6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FTTP isn\u2019t currently widely available across the UK, whilst this is set to change it\u2019s going to be a lengthy process. Leased Lines are available everywhere in the UK, if you can afford it. If you\u2019re in a rural area then this type of connectivity will come at a premium and may be out of reach of many. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4bf34f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4bf34f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which should I get?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16dd764 custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16dd764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a really difficult answer because both connectivity types have their advantages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FTTP provides ultrafast broadband without breaking the bank, bridging the gap between residential and commercial broadband. If you need a fast connection but don\u2019t require a water tight SLA it\u2019s definitely worth considering and shouldn\u2019t be discounted out of hand if it is available to you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leased Lines offer premium, gigabit, synchronous connectivity but it comes with a hefty price tag. If your organisation relies on its internet connection to remain operational then Leased Lines could be the best option for you. The strict SLAs that accompany the service ensure it will be fast and reliable 365 days of the year.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbfa5ff dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bbfa5ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/bigstock-fiber-optics-network-cable-for-322604872-1024x662.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9880\" alt=\"fibre optic network cable fttp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/bigstock-fiber-optics-network-cable-for-322604872-1024x662.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/bigstock-fiber-optics-network-cable-for-322604872-300x194.jpg 300w, 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