| The cost of T1 service has dropped considerably | | | | lines, it may be more cost effective to use T1 |
| since its inception in the early 1960's. No longer is | | | | voice service. Depending on your data (internet) |
| this service for large corporations only. Mid sized | | | | requirements, it may also be cost effective to |
| and even small businesses can now benefit from | | | | use a dedicated T1 data service. For normal |
| dedicated T1 service. For the home business | | | | surfing, you can have hundreds of users all sharing |
| home office, this service might still be a bit | | | | this dedicated T1 data service. To take this a |
| expensive. It's best to run your own quotes for | | | | step further you may consider using VoIP over a |
| service and cost it out. Business grade DSL is a | | | | dedicated T1 data service. Be sure to ask your |
| viable and cost effective solution for the smaller | | | | communications broker about the best setup to |
| business owner and the topic of a future article. | | | | meet your specific requirements. |
| Given the cost effectiveness of T1 service, the | | | | Configuration can run from DSO's (64 kilobits per |
| aim of this short article is to provide a general | | | | second) to OC192 (9.6 gigabits per second). This |
| overview of what this service is and how you | | | | range certainly makes it a perfect fit for the small |
| can leverage this type of communications | | | | business owner as well as the large corporation. If |
| infrastructure in your own business. | | | | you're looking to begin building an infrastructure |
| To start with, T1 service provides 24 channels | | | | that can grow with your business, consider T1 |
| coming into your office. Each of these 24 | | | | service. You can get a free quote as well as a |
| channels can be configured for voice, data or | | | | free consultation by visiting our site. |
| integrated voice/data service. Today, with the | | | | Whether you visit our site or someone else's, be |
| wide spread popularity of VoIP, you can also | | | | sure to get a no obligation and risk free quote |
| configure a full T1 for data and run VoIP for your | | | | and consultation with a communications expert. |
| office phone needs. | | | | It's best to use a communications broker because |
| T1's can be used for 24 digitized voice channels or | | | | as such, we/they are not tied into a specific |
| 1.544 megabits per second of data. If you're using | | | | vendor. Call a specific vendor and that's the quote |
| (or considering) a dedicated T1 for voice, the | | | | you'll get. A specific vendors quote. Use a |
| circuit would plug into your existing phone system. | | | | communications broker and you'll be able (or |
| (Check with your communications broker to | | | | should be able) to get several quotes from |
| determine if additional equipment is required) If | | | | several vendors. |
| you're using (or considering) a dedicated data T1, | | | | T1 service IS much more affordable today and |
| then your circuit would plug into your network | | | | can provide your business with a very cost |
| router. | | | | effective communications infrastructure. |
| If your business currently has 4 or more phone | | | | |