| A T3 Internet service is one of the fastest | | | | few moments. This being said you should also know |
| connections available in the world today. Also called | | | | that this service is very pricey. |
| the DS-3 it has a dedicated line that can transmit data | | | | So the question you have to ask is whether your |
| up to forty-five Megabits per second. This is far ahead | | | | employees need such high speed of data transfers |
| of your regular DSL broadband connections in terms | | | | and whether your volume of data is that high. You |
| of reliability of data transfer, security and speed. | | | | should take into consideration how a slowdown in a |
| This service is based on the T carrier system which | | | | connection would affect the performance of your |
| uses digital multiplexing in telecommunications and uses | | | | company and how much you are willing to pay for |
| either fiber optic cables or wireless microwaves as | | | | remedying the situation. |
| opposed to copper wires. This form of transmission | | | | Basically this type of connection would be ideal for |
| will have the least transmission loss and allows much | | | | companies and organizations that are dependent on |
| higher volume of data transfer. | | | | the Internet for their business and have a high demand |
| A much slower version of this technology is the T1 | | | | for data. If your company is into video conferencing or |
| connections which provide speeds of up to one and | | | | have volumes of graphical data to be transferred then |
| half megabits per second. If you break this up among | | | | these lines would be ideal. |
| several users you can have twenty four users using | | | | T3 internet service is widely used by web hosting |
| this connection at sixty four Kilobits per second. In | | | | companies having many clients, call centers, |
| comparison to this the T3 lines can have 672 | | | | government organizations, and universities and also by |
| simultaneous users at the same speed. So if you | | | | Internet Service Providers (ISP). These lines being the |
| compare the two, the T3 is like having twenty-eight of | | | | fastest require special equipment and sophisticated |
| the T1 lines. | | | | software for their operation and hence the cost of this |
| When you have this kind of a bandwidth and high | | | | service is quite high. If you have relatively smaller |
| speeds you can download and transmit practically | | | | needs you can consider sharing a T3 connection with |
| anything in a matter of seconds. A huge data base, | | | | another company that will bring down the cost. |
| video files or sound files will be transferred in just a | | | | |