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Bonded ADSL

Our Packages

Unmanaged - for clients with their own IT expertise, who wish to own, manage and maintain the equipment used for the bonded connection.

Fully Managed - for clients who wish to leave it to the experts. Simply plug in the equipment we supply, and the rest is up to us!

Package Includes Un-
Managed		 Fully
Managed
ADSL Provision (install and rental) Yes Yes
ADSL Routers Owned Leased
FireBrick 105 Bonding Appliance Owned Leased
Configuration of ADSL Routers and FireBrick Yes Yes
Bonding termination at our data centre Yes Yes
Static public IP addresses as required Yes Yes
Maintenance of equipment, including upgrades - Yes
Replacement of failed equipment next working day - Yes
Management of bonded link, including configuration changes - Yes
Technical support (phone or email) Extra
Charge		 Yes
Personal account manager - Yes
24/7 network monitoring with alerts - Yes
Central firewall configuration and management - Yes
SLA - faults fixed within 8 working hours, else downtime refunded - Yes

What is Bonded ADSL?

Faster up to 7Mb downlink, 1Mb uplink

Resilient to line failures

Up to 4 ADSL lines are bonded together using the FireBrick, to provide a faster and more resilient Internet connection. If a line fails, the FireBrick automatically falls back to remaining lines.
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Why use it?

You should consider Bonded ADSL if:-

  • a single ADSL connection is not sufficiently fast or reliable
  • you want leased line performance at lower cost
  • you need resilience - automatic fallback if a line fails
  • you require more uplink than ADSL can provide (250kb)
  • you are too far from exchange for 2Mb ADSL - bond Extended Reach 500kb lines
  • you are using VoIP so need more uplink and resilience
  • you are running web, mail or file servers for remote access

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