ADSL
Astro offers Business Broadband connectivity delivered via BT’s 21CN network. Products are available in Home and Office versions with up to 8Mb/s speeds.
Home features
- Up to 500Kb/s, 1Mb/s, 2Mb/s download speeds
- Up to 400Kb/s upload speeds
- Relative contention ratio 5:1
Office features
- Up to 500Kb/s, 1Mb/s, 2Mb/s download speeds
- Up to 800Kb/s upload speeds
- Relative contention ratio 2.5:1
MAX features
- Up to 8Mb/s download speeds
- Up to 400Kb/s upload speeds
- Minimum downstream throughput of up to 600K of rated bandwidth
MAX Premium features
- Up to 8Mb/s download speeds
- Up to 800Kb/s upload speeds
- Minimum downstream throughput of up to 1200K of rated bandwidth
SDSL
We offer ‘always on’ connectivity across a multi-million pound, fully resilient network. Our SDSL business package provides users with a symmetric Internet connection, allowing access for more demanding applications. SDSL is ideal for connecting sites together via VPN, for on-site hosting of web content, ecommerce applications and VoIP.
We offer speeds of 512Kb/s 1Mb/s and 2Mb/s and the Enhanced Care service is applied to your line as standard which guarantees a fault clear time of only 24 hours with updates every two hours.
Features
- Up to 2Mb/s upload and download speeds
- Maximum contention ratio of 10:1
- Up to 8 IP addresses
- High availability
- Fully redundant MPLS network with multiple POPs and peering
- No data transfer limit
- Fault clearance guarantee
- Range of pre-configured hardware
Benefits
- Always on, high speed symmetric access
- Voice-quality, business-grade access
- Fast file transfer, video streaming and video conferencing
- Improved efficiency due to speed of service
- Increased productivity due to speed of service
- Reduced costs due to increased productivity
Opal SMPF LLU
Astro offers LLU (Local Loop Unbundled) broadband with a range of speeds.
Features
- Alternative broadband supplier to BT
- Astro broadband traffic is prioritised over and above Opal consumer broadband traffic
- 55% UK business coverage
- Provides backhaul and DSLAM diversity
- Download speeds of up to 512Kb/s, 1MB/s, 2Mb/s, 8Mb/s, 16Mb/s
- Upload speeds of up to 2.5Mb/s
- Includes Annex M, ADSL2+, MAX and MAX Premium equivalents
- Guaranteed throughput of 10% of connection speed*
- Report on usage via portal
Benefits
- Increased efficiency
- Lower cost line packages
- Used in failover with BT ADSL can offer near 100% uptime
- Ring-fenced network providing business-grade, resilient products
- Easy to manage
- Keep your current PSTN provider
- Guaranteed throughputs to help plan usage
*Up to 400Kb/s downstream and 100Kb/s upstream
Cable & Wireless LLU
Astro offers LLU (Local Loop Unbundled) broadband lines with up to 16Mb/s downstream speeds.
Features
- Alternative broadband supplier to BT ADSL and Opal SMPF LLU
- Download speeds of up to 16Mb/s
- Upstream speeds of up to 1Mb/s
- Business class network
- 45% UK coverage
- Assured rate of 20% of connection speed*
Benefits
- Increased efficiency from faster access
- Used in failover with BT ADSL can offer near 100% uptime
- Lower cost line packages
- Easy to manage
- Keep your current PSTN provider
*Up to a maximum of 800Kb/s downstream and 200Kb/s upstream
