| T1 carrier is one of the most popular leased line | | | | T1 line, if you can afford it, is the best option. For |
| options for digital transmission that offers high | | | | a business of 20 or more employees, a T1 |
| speed internet connectivity at 1.544Mbits per | | | | service is required. By implementing T1 circuit, you |
| second. A T1 line is comprised of 24 individual | | | | can easily transmit digital and video data at the |
| channels, each capable of transferring data at | | | | required destination at great speed and at the |
| 64Kbits per second. With T1 Internet connection, | | | | same time, have a T1 service that's more reliable. |
| you can have uninterrupted and reliable data | | | | If you have a small business with twenty to |
| transfer within seconds. In normal phone lines, | | | | twenty five users, T1 Internet connection is most |
| voices are transmitted through copper wires as | | | | suitable for you. T1 Internet service works better |
| analog signal and you can transmit data at around | | | | than ordinary business DSL. It is economical to |
| 30 kilobits per seconds with your normal modem. | | | | have T1 bandwidth if your business is small in size |
| A T1 Internet connection, on the other hand, is | | | | and internet is critical for your business. A Channel |
| capable of carrying 24 digitized voice channels at | | | | Service Unit (CSU) is used to connect non-data |
| the speed of 1.544 megabits per second. A T1 | | | | terminal equipment with a T1 Internet connection |
| carrier can carry 192,000 bytes of data per | | | | to get the desired T1 line speed. A CSU is a |
| seconds - nearly sixty times more data than that | | | | device which connects a leased line and remains |
| of a normal residential modem. T1 Internet | | | | attached to the customer's system. The main |
| connection is capable of providing uninterrupted | | | | objective of CSU is to encode data, which comes |
| data transmission which you would not get if you | | | | through a broadband T1 line. For the T1 |
| use ordinary modems. If you want to transmit | | | | connections, one needs to have a channel service |
| audio or visual data through your residential | | | | unit. |
| modem or through your phone service you have | | | | T1 circuits work simultaneously with your existing |
| high risk of getting jammed since the speed is so | | | | phone wires and equipments, though you may |
| slow. With a T1 service, you can eliminate this risk | | | | require special jacks and connections and some |
| significantly. | | | | alteration in the wiring to get T1 connection. It is |
| Internet service by service providers convert all | | | | the responsibility of your network service |
| voice calls as analog rather than in digital format, | | | | provider to install new wires and equipments |
| which not only takes longer time but frustrates | | | | according to the requirements. The connection not |
| customers now that high speed is available. With a | | | | only runs through conventional metal wires but |
| T1 line, you not only increase the speed of your | | | | also runs through fiber optical wires, twisted pair |
| data transmission, but also save time for your | | | | copper wire, coaxial cable, digital microwave, and |
| valuable online work. With the advancement of | | | | also through infrared. T1 Internet connection is |
| fiber optics, lesser time is required to convert | | | | used for linking remote LAN's. It can also be |
| analog signals to digital format. Fiber optical wires | | | | utilized to bring Centrex service from the |
| are sometimes used for T1 line to provide | | | | telephone company's central office to the |
| maximum speed, although the normal wires are | | | | business areas cost effectively. While DSL is a |
| by copper. In case of ordinary modem or | | | | quick and cost effective medium of acquiring |
| residential telephone connection, thin copper wire | | | | high-speed bandwidth, it is usually not intended to |
| is used which can rarely carry much load at the | | | | support commercial applications or many users at |
| time of transmission of data. In T1 Internet | | | | a time. A T1 Internet connection is the ideal |
| connection, broadband internet connection is used | | | | solution. Businesses mainly use two types of |
| which ensures two-way transmission of data at a | | | | Internet access - DSL and T1; and from though |
| faster rate than any other method of | | | | DSL is less expensive; it is not as reliable as T1 |
| transmission. Apart from that, hundreds of users | | | | circuits. For installing T1 service, you need to |
| can comfortably share T1 connection, which is | | | | spend the cost for T1 line price, which would |
| impossible if you use modems or telephone line or | | | | include installation fee, although it is at times |
| an ISDN line. If you are interested in online songs | | | | waived. Customers have an option to negotiate |
| and movies, then you will find the ordinary | | | | T1 prices but for this, they need to sign a 2 or 3 |
| modem or residential telephone service can not | | | | year term. Today getting a T1 price is easier than |
| meet your demands, as these lines take hours to | | | | it used to be. In conclusion, to get dedicated high |
| convert any MP3 files or video files to analog | | | | speed internet connectivity you can get a T1 |
| format and to transmit them at the desired | | | | internet service. You can enjoy dedicated, reliable |
| destination. A DSL or cable may be options but a | | | | and uninterrupted internet connectivity. |