Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) is a dedicated internet connection, bandwidth and routes between the local exchange and worldwide. It is a premium internet connectivity product which is nearly to the private network that is reserved only for the subscribed company and provides symmetrical internet speed in both directions (upload and download), which can be used to transfer voice or data or both and the network is available at the same speed the company have subscribed and guaranteed.[1]
The common usage are usually multipoint-to-multipoint connections such as online shopping, trading, banking, gaming, voice, video conferencing, world-wide shops and branches.[2] The company who needs the dedicated, secure, premium and guaranteed overseas bandwidth and routes will choose this internet service. It is not the same to the usual broadband internet service because of public, share, unsecure, no guarantee overseas bandwidth and routes.[3]
As it is a premium internet service and the quality is managed and committed, many companies actually use the DIA as a hosted platform to form a qualified SD-WAN, private cloud, VPN and leased line linked connection to provide services for internal access or public access.[4][5]
There are various types of DIA circuits:[6]
The type of DIA circuit a company needs depends upon the bandwidth it requires and the type of circuit available.
Below is a list of the major companies providing Dedicated Internet Access services in Hong Kong
Name | Website |
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ACME Communications Telecom Internet Exchange IX | https://www.acmehk.net/solutions/connectivity/global-connectivity-services/dia-dedicated-internet-access/ |
NTT Telecom | https://www.us.ntt.net |
Orange Telecom | https://www.orange.com/en/home |
KDDI Communications | https://hk.kddi.com/ |
HostDime | https://www.hostdime.com |
Dataplugs | https://www.dataplugs.com |
Equinix Hong Kong | https://www.equinix.com |
TheGigabit Hong Kong | https://www.thegigabit.com.hk/ |
Telehouse | https://www.telehouse.net |