Bandwidth on Demand
Temporary capacity bursts for migration windows, live events or seasonal peaks without re-contracting. Capacity is pre-provisioned in the fabric and turned up via config change, so a site or data-centre link can flex up and back down on demand.
Overview
Paying for peak bandwidth 24x7 means you over-provision for the few hours a month you actually need it. The rest of the time you pay for capacity sitting idle. Bandwidth on Demand changes the model: you keep a committed baseline circuit and scale up temporarily when traffic spikes, then back down when it subsides. The change takes effect in minutes, not weeks, and you are billed only for the days the extra capacity was active.
Clevertek scopes every engagement to your environment — capacity, sites, compliance and support model — so you get a tailored plan rather than a fixed SKU. Pricing is quote-only, and our solutions architects will work through your requirements before any proposal.
Our approach
We provision circuits that can scale bandwidth on demand through our portal or API. The baseline circuit is sized for normal operations. When you need more capacity — a data migration, a batch job, a monthly close, a peak-season surge — you increase the bandwidth through the portal and the change takes effect within minutes. Usage is billed at a daily rate, so you pay only for the days the extra capacity was active. We handle carrier coordination, CPE configuration, and billing integration.
Why work with us
Scale up or down in minutes
Bandwidth changes take effect within 5-10 minutes through the portal — no carrier requests, no SLA exceptions, no engineering tickets.
Daily billing for burst capacity
Extra bandwidth is billed per day of use. A 3-day data migration that doubles your circuit for the weekend costs 3 days of the higher rate — not a full month.
Committed baseline + burstable headroom
The circuit physical capacity is higher than the committed rate. Extra bandwidth is available when you need it without provisioning a new circuit.
Scheduled scaling
Set recurring schedules for predictable peaks — month-end financial close gets extra capacity on the last 3 days of every month, automatically.
API-driven for automation
Trigger bandwidth changes from your own scripts, CI/CD pipelines, or orchestration tools. Backups start → bandwidth scales up → backup completes → scales back down.
No contract changes
Bandwidth adjustments do not require contract amendments, price renegotiations, or new purchase orders — the scaling is an operational change, not a commercial one.
Key benefits
What this solution delivers for your business.
Pay for what you need, when you need it
Baseline circuit sized for normal operations. Extra capacity for peaks billed only for the days it is used — no paying for 95th-percentile bandwidth 24x7.
No carrier lead times for urgent capacity
Need double bandwidth for a weekend migration? Scale up through the portal in 10 minutes instead of waiting 2-3 weeks for a carrier circuit upgrade.
Operational agility during unexpected events
A marketing campaign goes viral, a new product launch drives traffic, a competitor outage sends customers your way — scale up bandwidth immediately, not after planning next quarter budget.
Carrier independence for scaling decisions
Bandwidth scaling is controlled by you, not your carrier. No dependency on carrier approval processes, maintenance windows, or installation crews.
Simplified budgeting
Predictable baseline cost with variable peak costs billed daily — finance teams can budget for the baseline and treat peak costs as operational expenditure per event.
What's included
Part of this managed service.
On-demand bandwidth scaling
Increase or decrease circuit bandwidth through portal or API with 5-10 minute activation.
- Portal and API control
- 5-10 minute activation
- No carrier interaction needed
- No contract amendment
Daily billing model
Extra capacity billed per day of use — not per month.
- Per-day billing
- No monthly minimum for burst
- Pro-rated for partial days
- Itemised on monthly invoice
Scheduled scaling
Recurring bandwidth schedules for predictable peaks.
- Daily/weekly/monthly schedules
- Automated scaling
- Time-zone aware
- Pre and post-event confirmation
API and automation
REST API for bandwidth control — integrate with your monitoring, orchestration, or CI/CD pipelines.
- REST API
- Webhook triggers
- Python/CLI clients
- Terraform provider option
Usage and billing visibility
Dashboard showing scaling events, bandwidth utilisation during burst periods, and daily cost accrual.
- Scaling event log
- Burst utilisation graphs
- Daily cost dashboard
- Monthly burst summary
Where it helps
Real-world scenarios where this solution delivers measurable outcomes.
Monthly financial close
Set a recurring schedule that doubles internet bandwidth for the last 3 business days of every month — when ERP systems, reconciliation tools, and reporting platforms are under peak load.
Data centre migration
Need to transfer terabytes between data centres over a weekend? Scale the interconnect circuit to 10x normal capacity for 48 hours and back down on Monday — pay for 2 days of burst.
Product launch or marketing surge
Scale up bandwidth before a product launch or major marketing campaign that will drive increased traffic to your hosted platforms — then scale back when the surge passes.
Disaster recovery testing
Schedule bandwidth scaling during DR testing windows when data replication, failover validation, and recovery verification all compete for WAN capacity simultaneously.
Questions buyers actually ask
How quickly does the scaling take effect?
Bandwidth changes activate within 5-10 minutes of the request through the portal or API. Carrier coordination happens in the background and does not delay the change.
What is the maximum burst bandwidth?
It depends on the circuit physical port capacity. A circuit on a 1 Gbps port with a 200 Mbps committed rate can burst to 1 Gbps. The burst ceiling is the port speed.
How is burst bandwidth billed?
At a daily rate — typically 5-10% of the monthly committed rate per day. A three-day burst costs 15-30% of a full month upgrade, which is usually far less than over-provisioning full-time.
Is there a minimum burst duration?
Minimum one day. Scaling for less than 24 hours is billed as a full day. Events that last multiple days are billed per day of activation.
Ready to scope a solution?
Talk to a Clevertek solutions architect about your requirements — no obligation.