DIA INTERNET EXPLAINED
DIA is best suited for larger enterprise sites, with bandwidths of 100Mbps to 10Gbps available, delivered over optical fibre or microwave
Types of Dedicated Internet Access circuits include:
- Dedicated Fiber (a.k.a. fast ethernet, metro ethernet, ethernet over fiber);
- Ethernet Over Copper (EoC); T-1 (DS-1); T-3 (DS-3);
- Dedicated Fixed-Wireless.
The type of DIA circuit your company needs depends on the circuit types available at your address and the bandwidth your company requires. In theory, the type of DIA circuit only affects the bandwidth and price of the Internet connection.
Regardless of circuit type, a DIA circuit always includes the following 5 benefits:
- Guaranteed bandwidth
- Synchronous upload and download speeds
- Better throughput
- Service level agreement
- Better guaranteed response time