Business Broadband
The Business Broadband service uses various last-mile technologies to provide cost-effective, best-effort end-to-end connectivity between you and your end-customers in DFA-connected buildings.
Where affordability is the key criterion, Business Broadband is the solution.
Architecture
Business Broadband gives you an affordable, best-effort-connectivity solution that enables you to connect your customers in DFA connected buildings to our core with minimal effort.
Data sheet
| Service types | Broadband Asymmetrical – up to 1:4 |
|---|---|
| Coverage | DFA connected buildings |
| Access technology | Dedicated Ethernet / GPON / Microwave (PTP and PTMP) / 4G or 5G |
| Non-recurring charge | Access setup GNNI port setup |
| Monthly recurring charge | Last-mile access Access bandwidth GNNI port |
| Lease/payment terms | 2 years |
| Equipment | Standard customer premises equipment |
| Interface | 1Gbit/s RJ-45 |
| Bandwidth options | 10Mbit/s / 20Mbit/s / 50Mbit/s / 100Mbit/s |
| Service configuration | End-point bandwidth per service 1 VLAN per service |
| GNNI | 1Gbit/s with support for 100 VLANs Q-in-Q support |
| Service level | Best effort 48-hour mean time to repair |
| Monitoring | Layer 2 service monitoring |
Terms and conditions
Feasibility
- Business Broadband is available only in DFA-connected buildings.
- If you present an opportunity for nine or more Business Broadband services at a non-DFA-connected building, DFA may consider providing connectivity to the building with a maximum trenching distance of 20 metres.
- DFA does not recommend a bandwidth-contention ratio higher than 15:1.
- Individual business cases may be conducted for large-scale requirements.
- You need a dedicated GNNI for Business Broadband services.
- You may split the GNNI bandwidth across multiple GNNIs to get a volume benefit across your entire network. You must specify the bandwidth split across GNNIs when you place your order.
Throughput rate and bursting
- No bursting above the configured bandwidth on each client service and the aggregation interface will be allowed.
DFA’s responsibilities
- DFA will provide and manage standard customer premises equipment. DFA will own the equipment.
Your responsibilities
- Any cross-connection fees will be for your account.
- Any third-party costs that the landlord may charge will be for your account.
- You will be liable for abortive costs if DFA incurs costs as a result of, among other things, your sites not being ready or you cancelling an order.
Terminations and cancellations
- The terms and conditions for termination will be stipulated in the commercial agreement.