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Dirik Hameed
Internet technology has evolved rapidly over the past decade and is still rapidly evolving. Both companies and individuals are able to access very high speeds when connecting to the internet. London boasts speeds of up to 1gbps (gigabits per second). These phenomenal speeds can be accessed in most cities throughout the UK, but for the best speeds it is worth looking in places like London. A London leased line internet connection can boast connections of 1gbps in places which have the best leased line connectivity. In the past people have had to use dial up connections to access the internet. These connections use the PSTN or public switched telephone network to establish a dialled up connection to an internet service provider. Dial up connections connect through a computer or router. The internet is accessed via a modem which encodes and decodes internet packet data into a format that is usable by the computer. This type of connectivity is generally, slow, costs are high and the internet is not able to be accessed constantly. Another drawback is that you are not often able to make or receive calls while the computer is connected to the internet as it is using your telephone line. Currently we are use a better and faster system, that of ADSL or Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line. Broadband and subsequently ADSL enables a much faster transfer of data to and from your home or office. Because it uses the much higher frequencies on a telephone that human ears are not capable of hearing, it is able to be on 24 hours a day 7 days a week, 365 days a year if required by the individual. Drawbacks of this line are that it almost always uses a shared connection from the data provider to the point of presence (POP). This means that you are limited in your bandwidth speeds by the company and far more by the number of people using the line at any one time. One of the best solutions to the problem of overcrowded lines is a leased line installation. This is a private high-performance circuit leased by an internet provider between a customer and a service provider's network. Leased line connections could provide unrestricted leased connectivity to universities and companies in London. This line would be a very high speed internet connection. Leased lines are usually paid for on an annual basis but this is not the only option. The benefits of leased line technology in a busy city like London, is that it provides guaranteed bandwidth straight to the internet backbone. Leased line services include a comprehensive Service-Level Agreement (SLA) with a guaranteed fix time and a compensation clause if the line goes down. There is often built in flexibility within the leased line services. One call and a small payment and you are able to adjust the speed of your leased line to suit your company's needs.
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