Managed Business Connectivity
Business Leased Lines and Managed Internet for UK Businesses
Managed broadband, full fibre and leased lines, with a firewall on every connection
Everything else you run depends on the internet, which is why a bad connection costs more than it looks like it does. We handle the lot: managed broadband, full fibre, or a dedicated leased line for a site that can't be offline. Every connection gets a Zyxel firewall in front of it and monitoring behind it. And when something breaks, you talk to a UK engineer who owns the fault rather than an ISP queue that hands it back to you.
- Leased lines 100Mbps to 10Gbps
- Proactive monitoring 24/7, UK-based team
- Enterprise security Zyxel firewall on every connection
- UK based support engineers who own the fault
Internet Problems Costing Your Business Money?
A slow or unprotected connection doesn't announce itself. It just quietly takes productivity, and occasionally something worse.
Unreliable connections and dropouts
Every dropout stops work. Calls fail, card payments time out, cloud apps freeze, and you're rebooting the router hoping it holds. On a shared consumer line nothing is actually promising you stay up.
Slow speeds killing productivity
Cloud apps crawl, video calls stutter, big files take an age. When the whole team lives in Microsoft 365 and video meetings, a contended line is a handbrake that pulls on every person, every day.
Security vulnerabilities on consumer-grade connections
A standard broadband line usually turns up with no protection at all, which leaves you exposed at the exact point attackers look first. Securing it becomes your job, on top of everything else.
Useless support from your ISP
Something breaks and you're in a queue, reading a script back to someone who blames your equipment. Hours go on chasing an update while the business sits offline.
Hidden costs and long lock-in contracts
The headline price is fine until the add-ons, line rental and mid-contract rises land, and by then you're tied in for years. Budgeting is guesswork when the cost only travels one way.
No proactive management
Nobody is watching a standard connection except you. The first you hear of a problem is staff saying nothing works, and by the time you've reported it and waited on hold the day is already gone.
How Our Managed Internet Service Solves These Problems
The fix for most of that is the same: someone watching the line, something guarding it, and a person who picks up.
24/7 proactive monitoring
We watch the connection around the clock, so problems get picked up before they reach you. Rather than learning you're down from a staff complaint, you find it was already in hand.
Enterprise security included
Every connection ships with a Zyxel ZyWALL ATP next-generation firewall, included. A standard line leaves your network facing the internet with nothing in between. This puts something there from day one.
UK-based expert support
You reach UK engineers who know your setup and keep the fault until it's closed. No offshore call centre, no script, no handing it back to you as an equipment problem.
Dedicated, resilient connectivity
Leased lines are dedicated and uncontended, so the speed you get at 9am on Monday is the speed you get at midnight. Where being offline isn't survivable, we add automatic failover so traffic moves to a backup line on its own.
Flexible bandwidth options
Start on managed broadband or full fibre and step up to a multi-gig leased line later, without tearing the whole thing out. We size it to what you need now and leave room to move.
Transparent, fair pricing
A clear quote up front, and no mid-contract rises waiting in the small print. You can also put your phones on the same bill, which makes both easier to reason about.
Connectivity Options for Every Business
From a dedicated leased line to managed broadband for a smaller office, we'll recommend the connection that suits the building and the business. Firewall and monitoring come with all of them.
Leased Lines (dedicated and uncontended)
Your own dedicated, uncontended connection, shared with nobody, so 9am on a Monday performs like midnight does. 100Mbps to 10Gbps, static IPs, carrier-backed SLAs and priority fault handling. This is what you buy when the business genuinely stops without it: high data volumes, business-critical cloud apps, and multi-site organisations that need site-to-site VPN tying the offices together.
Managed Fibre (FTTP / full fibre)
Full-fibre FTTP, symmetrical up to 1Gbps, so uploads run as fast as downloads. That matters more than people expect once you're doing cloud backups and video calls all day. Dedicated rather than shared, with quality-of-service prioritisation so voice and video keep their slice when the line is busy. Suits growing offices and video-first teams.
Managed Broadband
Fully managed business broadband up to 900Mbps where it's available, with the same protection as everything else we sell: Zyxel firewall, monitoring, a properly configured router and UK support. A smaller office gets looked after rather than left to fend for itself on a consumer line.
Enterprise Security on Every Connection
Every connection we provide sits behind a Zyxel ZyWALL ATP next-generation firewall at no extra cost: deep packet inspection, application-aware filtering, cloud sandboxing, machine-learning threat detection, content filtering, VPN and intrusion detection. Most providers either charge for this separately or leave you to arrange it. We'd rather it was just there.
Standard Business Broadband vs Managed Connectivity
Most businesses stay on a standard line because switching sounds like a hassle. Here's what staying costs.
| Standard ISP Broadband | HGC Managed Connectivity | |
|---|---|---|
| Support | Offshore call centre, no ownership of your fault | UK engineers who own the problem end to end |
| Security | None included, your problem to sort out | Zyxel ZyWALL ATP enterprise firewall, included |
| Monitoring | None, you find out from staff complaints | 24/7 proactive monitoring, often fixed before you notice |
| Fault handling | You chase your ISP for updates | We own it until it's closed |
| Contention | Shared, contended line, slows at busy times | Dedicated options on fibre and business leased lines |
| Management | DIY, you report your own faults | Fully managed, we run it |
Business Leased Lines and Managed Internet FAQs
Straight answers to the questions UK businesses ask us most about leased lines, managed internet, bundling their phones and broadband, and getting properly supported connectivity.
What is managed internet, and how is it different from standard business broadband?
Standard business broadband is a line an ISP sells you and then leaves alone: no security, no monitoring, and a call centre if it breaks. Managed internet is the same line with the missing parts attached. We put a Zyxel firewall in front of it, watch it around the clock, and a UK team handles anything that goes wrong. One is a product you have to look after. The other is a service somebody looks after for you.
What is a business leased line, and who is it for?
A leased line is a dedicated, uncontended connection that belongs to your business alone rather than being shared with everyone else in the area. Because nobody else is on it, the speed holds steady whatever time of day it is, uploads match downloads, and you get static IPs and a carrier-backed SLA. They run from 100Mbps to 10Gbps. The businesses that need one are the ones that genuinely stop when the internet stops: high data volumes, business-critical cloud apps, larger teams and multi-site organisations.
If you are weighing up the price, our guide to what a leased line costs in the UK in 2026 covers typical monthly rates by speed, installation and construction charges, and how to read a quote.
What speeds can I expect?
Depends which connection suits you. Managed broadband reaches up to 900Mbps where it's available, full-fibre FTTP gives you symmetrical speeds up to 1Gbps, and leased lines run from 100Mbps to 10Gbps. The free connectivity assessment checks what can actually be delivered to your postcode, which is usually the part that decides it.
What areas do you cover?
The whole UK. Wherever you're based we can check what broadband, full fibre and leased line options reach your site, then arrange, install and run the right one. We're based nearby in Dorchester, Dorset, and look after connections nationwide.
Can I bundle my business phones and broadband?
Yes, and it's one of the more popular things we do. Phones and broadband on one provider, one contact, one bill. It also means the connection gets sized and prioritised for voice properly, which is the bit that goes wrong when the two are bought separately. Have a look at our business VoIP and cloud phone systems and we'll quote the pair together.
Is security included on every connection?
Yes, on all of them, from managed broadband up to a leased line. Every connection includes a Zyxel ZyWALL ATP next-generation firewall at no extra cost, doing threat detection, content filtering, intrusion prevention and VPN. Protecting the perimeter is one layer; it works alongside our cyber security and Cyber Essentials services for everything behind it.
How easy is it to switch provider?
Easier than most people expect, because we do the migration. We look at what you've got, order the new line, plan the cutover around your working hours and manage both providers so you're not sat in the middle translating between them. The timing is the part that matters, and that's ours to get right.
How long does installation take?
It varies by connection type. Managed broadband is usually 2 to 3 weeks. Full-fibre FTTP tends to be 3 to 4 weeks. A dedicated leased line generally runs 60 to 90 days, because it means physically installing a new connection into your building. We'll tell you the real timescale at the start rather than at the end, and where it helps we can put an interim connection in so you're not waiting offline.
What happens if my connection goes down?
You shouldn't be the one who notices. Because every connection is monitored, most problems get picked up and dealt with before they reach you. Leased lines add priority fault handling on top. And where being offline genuinely isn't an option, we can build in failover so traffic switches to a backup line automatically while we sort the main one out.
Explore More and Connect Your Whole Business
Connectivity works best joined up with everything on it. The easiest win is putting your phones on the same line and the same bill, so see business VoIP and cloud phone systems. Because every connection ships with a firewall, it pairs naturally with our cyber security and Cyber Essentials services. And if you'd rather one team held the connection, the devices and the day-to-day, that's fully managed IT support. Based nearby? See how we handle connectivity across Dorset. We attend on site routinely across West Dorset and by arrangement elsewhere.
The places that need this most are the ones where the line is the problem: connectivity on Ferndown Industrial Estate, where one end of the estate is not served like the other; rural connectivity around Bridport and the West Dorset villages; the causeway and port on Portland; and rural broadband around Shaftesbury and the Blackmore Vale.
Find out what your building can actually get
Book a free connectivity assessment. We'll look at what you're on now, check which broadband, fibre and leased line options genuinely reach your site, and tell you which one fits how you work. Firewall and monitoring come as standard on all of them, and you can put the phones on the same bill while you're at it.
- Free connectivity assessment
- Enterprise security included
- Resilient connectivity
- UK-based support team
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