SDSL/Broadband

With SDSL your upload bandwidth, or speed, is the same as your download speed. That means you will be able to support more demanding applications like video conferencing that use significant bandwidth in both directions. Areti offers a choice of three speeds of SDSL, 512 Kbps, 1Mbps and 2Mbps, to match your requirements.

SDSL lines, like ADSL lines, are shared among a number of users in a local area. This permits maximum efficiency from the lines, because most uses demand short bursts of capacity. However the contention ratios are half of those of ADSL, providing significantly better overall performance. With Areti's SDSL you get a contention ration of 10:1 as well as 8 IP addresses.

At Areti we back up our confidence in the reliability of our services with a Service Level Agreement, or SLA. This set out in writing the commitments we undertake to deliver. We can even offer tailored levels of service to match your own specific business requirements.

If your business is highly dependent on Internet connectivity we offer enhanced levels of service. With our Enhanced Care package, for example, we guarantee a response time of less than 3 hours, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, so you can be certain that help is on the way whenever you need it.

For major urban centres SDSL is usually readily available. However, there are limitations. The key measure is the distance between your site and your local exchange. The table below shows the maximum estimated distance each service can reach from your site.

Unlike ADSL, you don't need to have an existing landline to order the service. A new line will be installed as a standard part of the SDSL service.