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Ethernet Services

Need a fast, secure connection between your business sites? Link them on a private network with our high-speed Ethernet Services.

  • Operate faster and more efficiently - share voice, video, data and more
  • High connection speeds and UK coverage
  • Resilient, secure connections and great service

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  • Get in touch

    For expert advice, quotes or information tailored to your needs, give us a call or enquire online

Ethernet Services at a glance

With BT Ethernet Services you can:

  • Communicate faster when you connect your sites
  • Reduce costs - share equipment across sites
  • Manage your LAN's more easily, and more efficiently
  • Boost business continuity by backing up your data off-site
  • Improve security by sharing and monitoring CCTV between sites
  • Choose the service that's right for your business:

- Short Haul Data Services (SHDS) for sites up to 25km apart
- Etherflow (now called Ethernet Connect UK) for UK sites further apart

Find out more about Ethernet Services: see the features and technical specifications

Ethernet Services explained

What are Ethernet Services?

If your business needs a fast, reliable, secure network to link your sites. Ethernet Services are ideal.

Connecting your sites makes it easier to share voice, video, email and other key business applications between premises - saving you money and time.

Our Ethernet Services connect your sites by essentially creating a large local area network (LAN) using the same Ethernet technology you're probably already using in your office.

The network is private, secure and exclusive to your business. And you can choose the service that's right for you, based on the distance between your premises.

Discuss what's best for your business - call 0800 678 1260 to talk it through

Ethernet Services: business benefits

Share information and boost performance

Share information and boost performance

Speed up decision making with Ethernet Services. By connecting your sites you can give everyone else access to the latest, most accurate data wherever they are. And the faster you share information within your organisation, the quicker you'll benefit and profit from it.

Make savings with our lower-cost connection

Make savings with our lower-cost connection

Our Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) option can give you a dedicated connection for less. To find out if it's available in your area, call us on 0800 678 1260.

Work faster and more efficiently

Work faster and more efficiently

Get the highest performance possible: with our Ethernet Services, data goes in one end and comes out of the other with the minimum of delay.

Cut costs by sharing

Cut costs by sharing

People can use all your equipment even if it's in another building With Ethernet Services. That means you can cut down the amount of equipment you need to buy for each of your premises

Equipment you can share includes:

  • Servers
  • Internet connections
  • Software applications
  • Printers and other equipment

Ethernet Services features & technical specifications
Feature BT Short Haul Data Services (SHDS) BT Etherflow
Distance between sites 25Km for 10M, 100M, 2.5G and 10G services, 35Km for 1G services National coverage
Point to Point Yes Yes
Point to Multi point Possible by using multiple circuits Yes
Multi Point to Multi point Possible by using multiple circuits Yes
Pricing Call 0800 678 1260 or enquire online Call 0800 678 1260 or enquire online
Contract term 1, 3 & 5 year contracts 1, 3 & 5 year contracts
Service Level Agreement (SLA) Yes Yes
Available speeds 10M, 100M, 1G, 2.5G and 10G 10M, 100M, 1G

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