Shared vs dedicated
Shared fiber or dedicated fiber?
AT&T Business Fiber is shared fiber, and for most offices it is the right call. When a business needs bandwidth that is its own, with a service level guarantee, dedicated fiber is the step up, and there are more options there.
The difference
Shared and dedicated, in plain terms
Shared fiber
Several customers share the same fiber network capacity, which spreads the cost and keeps it affordable. Speeds are "up to" speeds.
Dedicated fiber
Your business gets its own unshared connection on a dedicated port, at the speed you buy, at any time of day, backed by a service level agreement.
AT&T options
Three ways to get AT&T fiber
| AT&T Business Fiber | AT&T High Speed Internet Access Enterprise | AT&T Dedicated Internet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Shared fiber | Shared fiber | Dedicated, unshared |
| Best for | A small business, single site or temporary location | Mid-size and larger companies with several sites | Businesses that need guaranteed bandwidth |
| Speeds | Symmetrical up to 5 Gbps | Symmetrical up to 5 Gbps | Symmetrical, 10 Mbps up to 1 Tbps |
| Contract | No annual contract | 1 to 3 years, one agreement for all sites | Quoted per site |
| Billing | One monthly bill per location | One bill for all locations | Quoted per site |
| Uptime | 99.9% network reliability | 99.9% network reliability | 100% uptime guarantee with service credits |
| Monitoring | 24/7 business support | 24/7 support, one number for all sites | 24/7 proactive monitoring |
| Static IPs | Additional monthly charge | Available | Standard |
Network reliability is based on network availability. AT&T Dedicated Internet service credits follow the terms in the AT&T Service Guide; restrictions and exclusions apply.
Our approach
How Elevate decides
Start with shared
If AT&T fiber is in the building and shared fiber fits, AT&T Business Fiber gives you equal upload and download speeds without a long contract.
Several locations
For multiple sites on one agreement and one bill, AT&T High Speed Internet Access Enterprise keeps it simple.
Need a guarantee
If downtime or slowdowns cost real money, we quote dedicated fiber: AT&T Dedicated Internet and other carriers, compared side by side.
Shared or dedicated, we will quote both
Tell us what the connection has to carry. We check your address and lay out the options.