{"id":2574,"date":"2022-06-29T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exa.net.uk\/?p=2574"},"modified":"2022-12-05T15:00:47","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T15:00:47","slug":"leased-line-vs-dark-fibre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/knowledge-hub\/connectivity\/leased-line-vs-dark-fibre\/","title":{"rendered":"Leased line vs dark fibre"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2574\" data-post-id=\"2574\" data-obj-id=\"2574\" class=\"elementor elementor-2574 dce-elementor-post-2574\" 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-3f20f559 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=\"3f20f559\" 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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-69dc0e6e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69dc0e6e\" 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\">Leased line vs dark fibre<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dca0df8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7dca0df8\" 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 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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-beea79b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"beea79b\" 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-456a5b25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"456a5b25\" 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-31822d1\" data-id=\"31822d1\" 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-fef2aad custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fef2aad\" 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;\">The advancement of technology and the introduction of fibre has resulted in the rapid evolution of internet connectivity, the amount of available <a href=\"https:\/\/exa.net.uk\/what-is-bandwidth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bandwidth<\/a> and the download and upload speeds we receive.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We often hear the term \u2018fibre\u2019 bandied about, but it covers such a broad range of products that very few people actually know what it actually is, let alone what leased lines and dark fibre are.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this article we will look specifically at these two types of connectivity, compare them in key areas and finally state which one we would recommend you choose and why.<\/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-77fac70 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77fac70\" 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 decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/bigstock-Website-Loading-Optimization-P-439397696-768x439.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-10147\" alt=\"leased line vs dark fibre\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/bigstock-Website-Loading-Optimization-P-439397696-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/bigstock-Website-Loading-Optimization-P-439397696-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/bigstock-Website-Loading-Optimization-P-439397696-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/bigstock-Website-Loading-Optimization-P-439397696-1536x877.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/bigstock-Website-Loading-Optimization-P-439397696.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd750c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd750c0\" 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-35af5e0 custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35af5e0\" 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 a full fibre connection straight into your premises. Leased lines are <a href=\"https:\/\/exa.net.uk\/what-is-contention-ratio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">uncontended <\/a>which means the connection is only used by you and cannot be accessed by others, so 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-9efcd2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9efcd2c\" 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 dark fibre?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f4ecd0 custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f4ecd0\" 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;\">Dark fibre is an ultrafast, reliable and flexible internet connection. It is a cable that is already installed but currently unused or unlit &#8211; hence the name \u2018dark fibre\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dark fibre allows you to build a dedicated, private, 1:1 connection with your ISP. Dark fibre doesn\u2019t utilise shared infrastructure and isn\u2019t a <a href=\"https:\/\/exa.net.uk\/what-is-contention-ratio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contended<\/a> service therefore you will always receive the guaranteed speeds you pay for right from day one.<\/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-4b8073f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b8073f\" 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\">Leased line vs dark fibre:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aafff6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0aafff6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Speeds you will receive<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-723cc02 custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"723cc02\" 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;\">We already know that leased lines and dark fibre both provide ultrafast connectivity. They\u2019re also synchronous services so the upload and download speeds you receive will be the same &#8211; great news for those carrying out large backups. Even better, they are both uncontended services and provide you with the option to increase the available bandwidth. Which must leave you wondering what the difference actually is between them. Let us explain.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leased line speeds range from 10Mbps up to 10Gbps, which coincidentally is very similar to dark fibre. Where leased lines differ is they have a bearer which provides a maximum capacity of data transfer for the line. There are usually two bearer options to choose from &#8211; 1Gb or 10Gb. If you choose the former and in the future require speeds above 1Gb then the bearer will need to be upgraded and therefore cannot be scaled quickly. You can check your current speed\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/exanetworks.speedtestcustom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In contrast, dark fibre has unrivalled flexibility and when it comes to speeds the sky is literally the limit (well almost). Speeds range from 300Mbps up to 10Gbps &#8211; which is more than most would currently need &#8211; but faster options are available if you require. The biggest benefit of dark fibre is that bandwidth is scalable virtually instantaneously. This means if you work at a venue and have a large conference taking place for two days, you can speak to your ISP and temporarily upgrade your connection for those two days and reduce it again after with no additional construction work required, ensuring you will only ever pay for what you use. <\/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-feb8c98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"feb8c98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Service Level Agreements<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f410b4 custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f410b4\" 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 leased lines and dark fibre have strict SLAs attached. Each connection comes complete with a full 99.9% SLA, ensuring completely reliable performance throughout 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-ac7e66f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac7e66f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reliability<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c72bea8 custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c72bea8\" 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;\">Whether you\u2019re part of a business or school, the reliability of your internet connection is absolutely vital, with outages posing major problems. Thankfully both these connections are the most robust on the market, ensuring that downtime is kept to an absolute minimum.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the unlikely event there is an issue the fix times are impressive, with leased lines around five hours, but dark fibre just comes out on top with four hours. <\/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-131ab4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"131ab4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Availability<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f869f05 custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f869f05\" 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;\">Leased lines are available everywhere however installation can be costly. Often the fibre cabling will need to be installed which requires a physical dig and can result in road closures and excess construction charges.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dark fibre isn\u2019t currently available to everyone as it is reliant on your ISP having a point of presence (PoP) in the area. However, if it is available then installation is less costly because the fibre is already in place and just requires your ISP to light it up with an active 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-1efbcde elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1efbcde\" 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-9df330f custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9df330f\" 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;\">When you look at leased line vs dark fibre, how do you decide? Whilst leased lines can be more expensive to install, dark fibre isn\u2019t available everywhere which you will need to bear in mind.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dark fibre\u2019s ability to increase and reduce bandwidth quickly and easily is certainly an attractive proposition. For leased lines a distinct advantage is the potential to install anywhere &#8211; even in the most remote areas.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we were to nail our colours to the mast, personally our connection of choice, if it\u2019s available to you, would be dark fibre. This technology is completely future-proofed and unparalleled in terms of capability.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regardless of which you choose, leased lines and dark fibre are both resilient and reliable services that will provide you with ultrafast speeds and minimal downtime.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here at Exa we have our own dark fibre product called DarkLight which is available in towns and cities including Bradford; Leeds, Sheffield, Wakefield, Doncaster, Halifax and Northampton. We genuinely believe DarkLight is the last internet connection you\u2019ll ever need to install for your premises. It&#8217;s really that simple. 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