SHDS Connect is a point-to-point direct fibre connection between two sites that are within 45Km of each other

• Makes two separate LANs appear to be one single LAN
• Creates a really secure private network that doesn’t use the internet to carry data, voice and video between sites
• Ideal for ‘campus’ style organisations, or those with offices in the same town or region

SHDS Aggregate: Connects more than 2 sites that are within 25Km

• Provided all your sites are within 25Km of a central point (usually a BT exchange), this service connects them all
• It works just like SHDS Connect, except the ‘lead site’ must connect to the central point with a 1Gb connection, whilst the others must use a 10 or 100Mbps connection

Overview

Short Haul Data Services are typically used to make the local area networks (LANs) of two separate sites within close proximity, appear to be one single LAN. The sites are directly linked using a fibre connection – we call this service SHDS Connect.

Fixed price ideal for budgeting and cost control

SHDS Connect comes in a variety of speeds from 10Mbps to 1Gbps and is non protocol dependant, so it’s ideal for creating a really secure private network that can carry data, voice and video between sites. Its fixed price also makes SHDS Connect ideal for budgeting and controlling costs.

For organisations with more than two sites in the same region (within 25Km) or on the same campus, our SHDS Aggregate service offers the ideal solution.

But what about organisations where sites are further apart?

If your sites are in UK but more than 45Km apart, consider BT Ethernet Connect UK for site-to-site national connectivity. If one or more sites are in another country, then BT IP Connect offers IP VNP connectivity with global reach.

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