In today’s digital landscape, connectivity is the backbone of every business. From startups to multinational enterprises, reliable and efficient connectivity drives collaboration, growth, and customer satisfaction. Below, we categorize the most popular connectivity options into Dedicated Technologies and Shared Technologies.
For businesses that demand consistent, reliable, and high-performance connectivity, with the following main characteristics:
Leased lines provide a direct, point-to-point connection between two locations, ensuring guaranteed bandwidth with high availability and quality of service SLA. It could be delivered through different technologies such as Fiber & Wireless.
Key Features for Businesses:
Best Suited For:
Banks, data centers, or any organization requiring high availability.
MPLS creates a private network that efficiently routes traffic between multiple locations, prioritizing data types like voice or video for optimal performance. It connects offices to the closest ISP exchange, which provides more efficiency since the bandwidth will be shared over the core network.
Key Features for Businesses:
Best Suited For:
Enterprises with multiple branches or operations requiring predictable performance.
Dark fiber refers to unused optical fiber infrastructure that businesses can lease to create their own private networks.
Key Features for Businesses:
Best Suited For:
Organizations with high bandwidth requirements, such as technology companies or media firms.
FTTx is a family of fiber-based solutions that bring high-speed internet closer to end-users. It includes:
Key Features for Businesses:
Best Suited For:
SMEs, retail outlets, and branch offices with moderate to high internet usage.
Mobile networks are a versatile option for primary or backup connectivity, offering speed and mobility for businesses.
Key Features for Businesses:
Best Suited For:
Retail outlets, pop-up shops, POSs, ATM machines or field teams needing quick deployment.
DSL family (such as ADSL, VDSL) use copper telephone lines to provide internet access. While not the fastest, they are still widely used in areas lacking fiber.
Key Features for Businesses:
Budget-Friendly: Suitable for basic connectivity needs
Available Infrastructure: Leverages existing telephone lines
Moderate Speeds: Generally limited in bandwidth and performance
Best Suited For:
Small offices, rural businesses, or cost-conscious users with low to moderate data needs
Fixed wireless broadband uses point-to-multipoint radio links to deliver connectivity, usually from a nearby tower to a rooftop antenna.
Key Features for Businesses:
Quick Installation: Especially where wired infrastructure is lacking
High Throughput: Good performance for SMBs
Scalable: Often used as fiber backup or in growing areas
Best Suited For:
Retail locations, construction sites, or SMEs in semi-urban/rural areas without fibe
SD-WAN intelligently combines multiple shared technologies like broadband, 4G/5G, or fiber, ensuring cost-effective and high-performance connectivity.
Key Features for Businesses:
Best Suited For:
Enterprises seeking flexible, scalable and secured connectivity over the cloud.
When deciding between dedicated or shared connectivity, consider the following:
The right connectivity is more than just an IT decision; it’s a strategic choice that should be aligned with the business type and your service’s need. Whether you need the robust security of dedicated technologies or the flexibility of shared solutions like FTTx, there’s a perfect fit for every business.
At Broad Vision Technologies, we specialize in helping businesses select, implement, and optimize connectivity solutions tailored to their unique needs. Contact us today to explore how we can enable your business to success.