Definitive guide to leased line vs FTTP broadband for Wolverhampton businesses....
The fundamental difference is contention. FTTP is shared — your bandwidth is split with other users. A leased line is dedicated exclusively to your business.
Modern CityFibre FTTP in WV is fast enough that contention rarely causes issues for typical business use. The question is how sensitive your operations are to occasional speed variation and what value you place on a 4-hour fault fix guarantee.
Real-time trading or financial applications where brief performance degradation costs money. VoIP at scale (20+ simultaneous calls). Cloud CCTV, ERP or data processing requiring guaranteed symmetric bandwidth 24/7. Contracts requiring a specific uptime SLA.
The 4-hour fault fix SLA is often the decisive factor. FTTP faults can take 1–2 business days. Leased line faults must be resolved in 4 hours with financial compensation if missed.
Under 50 staff. General business use (web, email, cloud apps, video calls). Budget is a consideration.
A 1 Gbps FTTP costs £40–80/month. A 1 Gbps leased line costs £350–600/month. FTTP plus 4G failover at £60–120/month total delivers excellent effective uptime at a fraction of leased line cost.
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When you have contractual obligations for guaranteed bandwidth, run a call centre where contention would impact call quality, or your operations incur material cost from even momentary speed degradation. Most SMEs do not need one.
FTTP costs approximately 40-80/month. A leased line costs approximately 150-650/month. For most businesses, FTTP with 4G failover at 60-120/month total provides 99.9%+ effective uptime at a fraction of leased line cost.
4-hour fault fix SLA with financial penalties for non-compliance, dedicated 1:1 bandwidth, proactive monitoring and a dedicated account manager.