# **What are the Different Leased Line Options?**

Leasing lines are often divided into the following types. Take note of the ambiguous synonyms for each category! Full Fibre (also known as "Fibre Ethernet" and "Ethernet Access Direct") is a type of high-speed Internet connection.

The "big daddy" of internet connections: a direct, superfast ethernet connection from the corporate premises to the ISP through 100 per cent fibre optic cables, with rates of up to 1Gbps (with 10Gbps currently being tested at the time of writing). The quickest, most dependable, and, of course, most costly.

# **Ethernet Broadband**

This connection delivers a link to a business using a traditional copper network, followed by a full-[fibre ethernet connection](https://www.wan.io/products/ethernet-first-mile/) from the exchange. As a result, it's great for enterprises that don't have access to a local fibre cabinet.

It ensures a durable service by using aggregated copper pairs — if one set of copper fails, the other takes over. Although the service is not as fast as fibre, it is entirely symmetrical and comes with SLAs and resiliency assurances. A more affordable mid-priced choice.

# **Ethernet over FTTC (EoFTTC)**

[EoFTTC](https://www.wan.io/products/gea-eofttc/) is similar to EFM but even cheaper for enterprises that have access to local fibre-based cabinets. It employs a mix of fibre and copper, with any speed loss caused by a business's distance from the local cabinet being compensated for the last part. The connection from the cabinet can be used in the form of copper pairs. Many carriers offer this as an asymmetric connection, but they can also "burst" the download speed to far exceed the upload speed.

The answer is – unsurprisingly – quite quick. The maximum download speed most people see with "normal" asymmetric fibre-optic internet is significantly under 100Mbps. Because this is asymmetric and contested, it will fluctuate and be affected by peak times throughout the day, as previously stated.

**The Technical Aspects Fibre Optic Leased Lines:**

The act of sharing the same fibre optic connections among numerous people is known as multiplexing,and it is one of the elements that allows consumer broadband providers to keep costs low.

The speeds possible with a fibre optic [leased line](https://www.wan.io/what-is-leased-lines-explained/) can be extremely fast - packages providing up to 10Gbps are available. You can even decide how much speed you require from a leased line to suit your personal company requirements, satisfying both your capacity and budget requirements, because leased lines are uncontended symmetrical connections.

If you manage a printing company, for example, you might need to upload massive graphic design work files to cloud storage for clients to review. Standard broadband services are frequently asymmetrical, which means the upload speed isn't quite as fast as the download speed.

> Multiplexing is the process of multiple people sharing the same fibre optic connection, and it is one of the aspects that allow consumer broadband providers to keep costs low.

A fibre optic leased line can provide exceptionally fast speeds, with packages ranging from 1 to 10 gigabits per second. Because leased lines are uncontended symmetrical connections, you may even determine how much speed you require from a leased line to fit your personal company requirements, satisfying both your capacity and budget requirements.

For example, if you own a printing business, you may need to upload large graphic design work files to cloud storage for clients to review. Asymmetrical broadband services are common, which means the upload speed isn't always as fast as the download speed.