shared bandwidth mean, if u not using or little usage of ur internet then ur remaining bandwidth bandwidth is assigned to another customer. while dedicated bandwidth mean, that ur whole bandwidth is assigned only to u all the time even if u r not using internet.
Dedicated service (e.g. SCPC: Comtech CDM570L etc) Dedicated 200kbit/s up and 800kbit/s down 1 site with 80 PCs $7000 per month.
Shared service (e.g. TDMA: HX, iDirect, LinkStar etc) Shared "Up to" 200kbit/s up and 800kbit/s down 40 sites with 1 PC (bronze basic service) $87.50 per month. 10 sites with 2 PCs (silver service) $175 per month. 5 sites with 4 PCs (gold premium service) $350 per month.
Dedicated service is simple to provide, good for VoIP, easy to manage and does not involve high hub equipment and management costs. Choose dedicated if 24/7 service is really critical to you. Choose shared for mass consumer level use with minimal costs per site but some congestion and interruption problems.
