Many businesses sign up for fibre thinking they are getting the same thing they would have at home, only "for business" because of the name of the tariff. The real difference is not the advertised speed: it is whether that fibre is shared or dedicated, and who answers when something fails.
Shared fibre: what most people use
On a shared connection, bandwidth is split between several users in the same area during peak hours. The contracted speed is the theoretical maximum, not a guaranteed one: at 6 pm, when the whole neighbourhood is online, you feel it.
Dedicated fibre: the difference is the commitment
A dedicated connection comes with a real service level agreement (SLA), not a residential line relabelled as "for business". That includes repair priority when an incident happens, something residential fibre does not offer however similar the advertised speed. And the service is managed end to end — design, monitoring and support — by a single accountable party, not several departments passing the problem along.
Automatic redundancy: the real continuity guarantee
With redundancy active, a second connection path takes over on its own if the primary fails, without your team having to notice. It is not a promise on paper: failover is genuinely tested before the installation is signed off, so you never rely on a single line to keep operating, not for a single day.
Direct support, not a generic contact centre
When something fails you talk to an engineer who knows your actual setup, not a queue that cannot tell your business from any other. And the connection is watched actively: the incident is spotted before you have to report it, with availability reviewed continuously, not only when a complaint comes in.
For a business that depends on its connection to take payments, answer calls or reach cloud systems, that guarantee is worth more than a few extra megabits on paper.
Generic fibre vs. managed connectivity: the comparison
Set side by side, this is what genuinely changes when you move from a generic connection to one managed end to end:
- Connection type: a residential line relabelled as "for business", versus dedicated fibre with a real SLA and guaranteed bandwidth.
- When it fails: you depend on a single line with no alternative, versus automatic redundancy that switches to a second path on its own.
- Support: a generic contact centre that does not know your setup, versus an engineer who does.
- Monitoring: you find out about the problem when you call, versus an incident spotted before you have to report it.
When it pays to make the switch
Some activities grind to a halt the moment the internet goes down, and some business profiles are where dedicated fibre stops being a luxury:
- A virtual PBX, a cloud point of sale or a management system the whole team works from.
- Businesses with several sites that need the same level of service across every location, managed by the same team.
- Shops with a POS and customer wifi, where taking payment cannot depend on the same line saturated by in-store wifi.
- Workshops and plants with connected machinery, where a drop mid-process is expensive.
What a properly managed dedicated fibre installation includes
Before signing, this is what a managed rollout should cover, not just the link itself:
- An audit of your current connection: what you have today and where the real bottleneck sits.
- Coordinated installation so the transition never stops your operation, not a date imposed on you.
- A real redundancy test: failover is verified to work before the project is signed off, not just on paper.
- Continuous monitoring of the link, not only when a complaint comes in.
FAQ: dedicated business fibre
This is what we are asked most before switching provider.
What is the difference between residential fibre and business fibre?
Business fibre comes with an SLA, repair priority and, with Lynkio, real redundancy. Residential fibre offers none of those guarantees, however similar the advertised speed.
What happens if my primary connection fails?
With redundancy active, a second path takes over within seconds. You never rely on a single line to keep operating.
Why contract with an operator like Lynkio rather than directly with a large operator?
The network may be comparable, but when something fails you have an engineer who knows your setup, not a generic contact centre. That is the difference between more than 20 years managing critical connections and one more ticket in a queue.
How long does installation take?
It depends on the infrastructure already available at your location. Typically you get a specific timeframe after the initial review, not a generic estimate.
Am I tied into a minimum term if I take fibre with you?
We explain the terms from the very start, with no punitive lock-ins and no surprises when you want to change.
Is the service available across Spain?
Yes, dedicated business fibre is activated on request nationwide, always with the same technical team managing your installation from start to finish. For everything else, our business FTTH fibre comfortably covers day-to-day needs.
In those specific cases, dedicated fibre with redundancy stops being a luxury and becomes the foundation the business runs on.
