What is an uncontended internet connection? Contention ratio, in normal internet parlance, is the ratio of potential maximum demand to the actual available bandwidth. Normal users may notice this slowdown at ‘peak times’ when more users are using the internet in your local area. A 50:1 contention ratio would mean that up to 50 broadband users could be sharing the same bandwidth or ‘pipe’ to the local exchange at any one time. But on Kacific’s uncontended internet connection, the contention ratio is 1:1, i.e. the bandwidth is being used by only one organisation. Usually provided over a fibre optic leased line, this kind of connection is most likely to be used by businesses that need to transfer a lot of data and need guaranteed reliability and up-time.