Backup Internet Connectivity for Business Continuity

A 100 Mbps leased line costs £240-£320 per month on a 36-month term in urban areas. 500 Mbps costs £411-£673 per month, and 1 Gbps ranges from £437-£994 per month. CityFibre and alternative providers typically quote 20-35% below BT and Vodafone for equivalent products.

SD-WAN can reduce WAN costs by approximately 50% compared to traditional MPLS. The UK SD-WAN market is projected to grow from $4.8 billion in 2025 to $14.6 billion by 2031. SD-WAN is complementary to — not a replacement for — dedicated leased lines for primary connectivity.

This depends on your number of users and applications. VoIP requires approximately 100 Kbps per call. Cloud applications and video conferencing need more. The UK average business broadband speed is 131 Mbps, but 20% of UK businesses report insufficient internet speeds for their needs.

UK businesses lost £3.7 billion to internet outages in 2023. Small businesses lose £350-£450 per minute of downtime. 92% of UK businesses take 24 hours or longer to recover from a significant outage. Backup connectivity and failover solutions are essential for business continuity.

FTTP delivers a fibre optic connection directly to your premises, unlike FTTC which uses copper for the final leg. FTTP coverage has reached 79.5% of UK premises as of Q3 2025. Openreach passed 20 million premises in September 2025 and targets 25 million by December 2026.