Because the Internet is becoming more and more important each and every day in the businesses world many firms are upgrading to a T1 always on broadband connection. The advantages of T1's are the following, increased data flow capabilities, enhanced communications potential with both vendors and employees, and the speed you are able to accomplish these task.
A full T1 supplies in the region of 1.5Mbps or 24 individual channels each of which supports 64Kbit per second. A bonded T1 is two or more T1's that have been joined together that now have a minimum of 3Mbps or 46 channels. In order to accomplish this each of the T1's must be from the same provider and run through the same router, T1's from different providers cannot presently be bonded together.
Bonded T1 pricing is going to vary based on a few factors, such as the region of the country you live in, the available supply of T1's, and the amount of Mbps you or your company requires. The following are the levels of connection service you can choose from. An "Integrated T1" supplies data and voice on the same digital circuit. You are able to determine how many of the channels you want to use for either data or voice communications.
A "Fractional T1" utilizes allows a customer to use only a certain number of the 24 channels on a T1 line and it is priced according to the amount you choose. A "Burstable T1" lets your firm only pay for what they actually use and it supplies a set amount of bandwidth with the ability to increase that amount during peak usage times. A "Bonded T1" offers the full bandwidth of multiple T1s and provides it users the best performance and speed possibilities based on the number of T1's they choose to integrate.
If your company has an Ethernet and needs to improve its capabilities a Bonded T1 should be strongly considered. The only real downside to a T1 is its cost and if it significantly improves your communications capacity that should be made up by your employees improved productivity.
