Multi-Site Connectivity Solutions for UK Businesses

How does multi-site connectivity work?

Multi-site connectivity joins your locations using dedicated circuits, SD-WAN, or MPLS, then routes traffic across them as a single private network. Each site connects to a central hub or a resilient mesh, so staff in any office reach the same servers, applications and phone system. AMVIA owns the design, the install and the day-to-day monitoring.

We build every multi-site network in four stages:

• Network assessment — we survey each site, measure real bandwidth demand, and check carrier availability so each location gets the right circuit, not an over-priced guess.
• Network design — we map your topology (MPLS, SD-WAN, or hybrid) with redundancy and automatic failover built in from the start.
• Circuit provisioning — circuits are ordered and installed per site, with customer-premises equipment pre-configured for secure inter-site traffic.
• Monitoring and management — 24/7 monitoring across every site, with proactive fault management, performance reporting and capacity planning.

What's included in AMVIA's multi-site connectivity service?

Every multi-site deployment is fully managed: you get the circuits, the routing hardware, the security policy and a named team that runs it for you. There is one contract, one support number and one provider accountable for the whole network — not a finger-pointing chain of carriers and resellers.

• Proactive monitoring — continuous network and threat monitoring across all sites, catching faults and intrusions before they reach your users.
• UK-based engineering — Sheffield-based engineers handle configuration, changes and incident response.
• Resilience by design — automatic failover and optional backup connectivity keep critical sites online when a primary circuit drops.
• Security baked in — traffic between sites is encrypted and policy-controlled, backed by AMVIA's Cyber Essentials Plus certification and aligned to NCSC network security guidance.
• Regular reporting — monthly reporting on uptime, performance and capacity, plus recommended improvements.

MPLS vs SD-WAN: which suits your multi-site network?

MPLS gives you a private, carrier-managed network with guaranteed quality of service, ideal for latency-sensitive traffic. SD-WAN uses software to route intelligently across multiple links — leased line, broadband, 4G/5G — and is usually cheaper and more flexible. Many UK multi-site businesses run a hybrid of both.

For most SMEs moving traffic to Microsoft 365 and cloud apps, SD-WAN over a leased-line core gives the best balance of cost, control and resilience.

Why do UK SMEs need reliable multi-site connectivity?

When offices run on consumer-grade broadband, performance varies wildly between sites and remote work suffers. The UK average broadband download speed is around 69.4 Mbps (Ofcom Connected Nations 2024) — fine for email, but inconsistent for VoIP, cloud ERP and large file transfers across multiple locations. A managed multi-site network removes that lottery and gives every site predictable, business-grade performance.

A single managed network also means VoIP and Teams calling work across every site without quality drops, and your security policy is applied uniformly rather than per-office. That consistency is what makes hybrid and multi-branch working actually reliable.

How much does multi-site connectivity cost?

Cost depends on how many sites you connect, the circuit type at each, and whether you need MPLS, SD-WAN or a hybrid. The single biggest cost driver is the dedicated circuit at each location — AMVIA's business leased lines start from £69 per month per site, with SD-WAN overlays adding modest per-site licensing.

We size each site to its real demand rather than selling the same circuit everywhere, then give you one consolidated monthly cost for the whole network. New leased-line circuits typically take 30 to 90 working days to install, so we stagger rollouts and provide temporary 4G/5G connectivity for sites awaiting a fixed line.

Why choose AMVIA for multi-site connectivity?

AMVIA is a security-first provider, not a telecoms reseller — we design connectivity and the security that protects it as one system. We manage IT and connectivity for 1,200+ UK businesses across legal, finance, healthcare and professional services.

• Sheffield-based, UK-focused — engineering and support run from Sheffield, with a clear grip on UK compliance and infrastructure.
• Certified and accountable — Cyber Essentials Plus certified and a Microsoft Solutions Partner.
• One accountable provider — a single contract and a named team for the whole network, not a chain of carriers.
• Fast response — critical issues are responded to within one hour, by phone, email or portal.