What is a Dedicated Leased Line?
A dedicated leased line is a point-to-point network connection that links two or more locations with a private circuit. A Dedicated leased line is essential for organizations with multiple offices, including headquarters, branches, and factories, to sync all data simultaneously for easy internal communications. The business utilizes dedicated leased line circuits to provide exceedingly reliable, secure data service for applications such as file sharing, point-to-point VOIP, online transactions, teleconferencing, data backup, and data processing software such as SAP, ERP, and CRM.
Organizations can never build their infrastructure to create a dedicated network for internal use as it is unrealistically costly. It is also not easy to get governance compliance to commission a private network, which is how a ‘leased’ line comes into place. In the old times, dedicated leased lines were commonly perceived as copper cable connections; now, leased lines can also be fiber optic cables for high scalability. Some people might know leased fiber optic cable as Metro Ethernet or virtual leased line.
Dedicated leased line advantages - and why you should get it
No internet sharing, Guaranteed Bandwidth
Dedicated leased lines (or Metho Ethernet) are only for your organization. It comes with a fixed bandwidth reserved for internal use- hence the working speed is efficient without external sharing. The organization, mainly plantation, manufacturing, ports, logistic & warehousing, and light & heavy industries, can enjoy 24/7 real-time monitoring of IoT, automation, or any data planning system to identify root causes and retrieve critical data instantly.
Secure network
Because the leased line is a private communication network ‘dedicated’ for your organization ONLY, it is a completely secured network. The data do not traverse via public internet; hence, it is inherently secure with no data encryption.
High Service Level of Agreement (SLA)
Most dedicated leased line service providers have a high SLA which guarantees a reliable internet connection.
Disadvantages- Expensive monthly or annual subscription
Depending on the terms with local ISP, Dedicated leased line or Metro Ethernet at times can be costly with monthly/annual recurring payment for its infrastructure and specialized switching device.
What is the ideal alternative to a dedicated leased line?
"LNS Virtual Leased Line" is the best alternative to a dedicated leased line.
Costs will always be a significant concern when running a business. We hear you.
Using the LNS Virtual Leased Line solution, you can save more than 50% on internet costs in the long run.
In conclusion, compared to a dedicated leased line, “LNS Virtual Leased Line” helps your company obtain better internet bandwidth and internet stability at a lower cost.
For example, if company ABC subscribes to a dedicated leased line of 100 Mbps bandwidth from ISP X with a monthly MYR 6,000 (USD 1400) recurring subscription, company ABC is at risk of:
- Internet downtime if ISP X is disrupted within company ABC’s service area, as it depends on ONE internet source.
- Expensive monthly leased line subscription fees
Instead of relying solely on one internet source with high monthly subscription fees, a better option than a dedicated leased line solution for company ABC is the “LNS Virtual Leased Line Solution”, which is a technique of integrating multiple internet lines from different ISPs into a single internet tunnel that runs simultaneously under the same static IP to form a stable internet connection with redundancy.
For example:
- ISP X comes with 100 Mbps
- ISP Y with 100 Mbps
- ISP Z with 100 Mbps
The total bandwidth in the above scenario provides 300 Mbps bandwidth, with just a monthly subscription cost of about RM3000 (USD650)!
If ISP X goes down, company ABC can continue to operate normally because ISPs Y and Z provide redundancy. Needless to say, this feature is essential for all businesses. Company ABC may also enjoy a much cheaper monthly subscription by adopting such a virtual dedicated leased line solution through a neutral carrier Internet service provider.
LNS Virtual Leased line can easily double internet capacity at half the cost.
Not to mention the advantages of having numerous ISPs and a hybrid network architecture in terms of redundancy.
LightsUp Network Solution (LNS) is one of the prominent ISP in Malaysia that offers Carrier Neutrality Internet Services. A network solution integrator, LNS can help your organization design network solutions by incorporating multiple local internet service providers, such as Times/Maxis/Digi/Celcom/Axiata to name a few, to
- amplify your bandwidth
- have multiple ISPs as redundancy
- eliminate the risk of downtime
- cost savings on recurring subscriptions on leased line
- increase your network latency with the strong upstream provider
LNS core technologies and strong partnerships have enabled us to provide top-notch network services, especially a solid Virtual dedicated leased line, ensuring your working environment is always well equipped with stable internet. Find out more HERE.
