| Well by now many of you reading this may know | | | | need reliable and fast bandwidth to handle multiple |
| what a T1 line is, but many may not know | | | | credit card and ATM transactions simultaneously. |
| exactly what the uses are for a T1 or how it | | | | Keeping this flow allows your business to clear the |
| may be applied to their everyday business | | | | way as soon as possible for the next customer |
| functions. Hopefully after reading this you will have | | | | to keep the purchase revenues running smoothly. |
| gained some insight into how you can implement | | | | Building your return on Investment (ROI) on a |
| this technology into your business and boost your | | | | technical expense is best displayed in these |
| own productivity. | | | | scenarios with a T-1 line. |
| 1. Server Hosting for Domains - There are some | | | | 4. Telemarketing Call Centers - A voice T1 is a |
| businesses that require the ability to host their | | | | T-carrier product designed for local and long |
| own websites for various reasons. Sometimes it | | | | distance calling. This is important for busy |
| can be a security issue or something like being | | | | outbound call centers due higher volumes of dial |
| able to control customization of features for their | | | | out traffic and the need for many phone lines. |
| sites. An Internet T1 becomes a prime choice for | | | | One major expense that gets reduced through |
| these type of companies with these requirements | | | | this type of T-1 is interlata and intralata long |
| due to uptime reliability often associated with a | | | | distance charges. Return on Investment for a |
| reputable T1 service provider. Uptime along with | | | | voice T1 is great for many successful |
| speed and capacity or the main driving reasons | | | | telemarketing companies making it a very popular |
| for a leased Internet line through a T-carrier. | | | | product. Other ways to utilize a T-1 line is to use |
| 2. Secure Database - A business many times will | | | | the Internet instead and deploy VoIP technologies |
| need to host their data over a secure server in | | | | over the bandwidth. |
| order to ensure vital information is kept private. | | | | 5. CRM Centers - Business centers requiring |
| Anything from private video conferencing | | | | immediate access to phone services and Internet |
| between important personnel to customer credit | | | | or data centers for transactions commonly utilize |
| card information may be stored but need to be | | | | integrated solutions such as integrated T1 lines. By |
| remotely accessed for other key employees and | | | | allowing both Ethernet and PBX connectivity |
| officials. This T1 type of configuration is | | | | customer service is able to simultaneously handle |
| commonly known as a P2P or otherwise | | | | their clients via phone while viewing accounts. |
| point-to-point network. | | | | Other uses for a T-1 may apply for your |
| 3. ATM Transactions - Grocery stores, clothing | | | | particular business needs so finding a good broker |
| stores, auto shops, and anything between can | | | | or consultant can be very helpful in accessing |
| become a bustling grove of activity at any given | | | | your situation and they are usually free. In some |
| moment. When there are loads of customers you | | | | case larger bandwidths are needed depending on |
| need to cater to the need of a swift turn around | | | | the size of the business and what that business |
| at the checkout stands is vital to profits and | | | | needs to achieve. |
| customer satisfaction. In order to do that you | | | | |