| > | | | | commonly used, DS1 or digital signal 1 names were |
| A detailed look at common business broadband | | | | given to the same equipment as it carries 24 digital |
| connections with focus on T1s. | | | | voice channels. These names are used |
| A T1 line is a T-carrier signaling method originally | | | | interchangeable within the telecommunications industry. |
| invented by Bell Labs in 1957, but was not implemented | | | | As your business grows, an increase in bandwidth |
| into use until the 1960s. Back then, it was used for | | | | may be required. Unfortunately, the monthly rate will |
| intercity phone systems. Now it is often the perfect | | | | also increase with the demand. Below is a list of all high |
| solution when a high speed, dependable and low | | | | speed business connections. |
| latency connection is required to support a small to | | | | T1 - 1.544 Mbits per second |
| medium size business. Speeds are normally consistent | | | | T3 - 43.232 Mbits per second |
| at supporting an up and down link of 1.544 Mbits per | | | | OC3 - 155 Mbits per second |
| second. T1s are often referred to as digital signal 1 or | | | | OC12 - 622 Mbits per second |
| DS-1 lines. This technology is widely used throughout | | | | OC48 - 2.5 Gbits per second |
| North America and Japan. | | | | OC192 - 9.6 Gbits per second |
| Before the high demand of bandwidth we currently | | | | Many times people try to compare T1 connections to |
| see in the world today, T1 lines were only used in | | | | cable modems or DSL lines. T1s are much faster than |
| massive phone company offices to transfer voice | | | | the highest speed DSL connection, and cable |
| calls from one location to another. Today, they are still | | | | connections only come near the same speed when |
| used by wireless carriers to transfer calls and data | | | | they are peaking, which is not common. Cable |
| traffic from towers to central switches. More | | | | modems are generally much slower because the |
| commonly, they are found as a reasonably priced | | | | bandwidth limits are shared with your local community. |
| alternative to growing businesses requiring a stable, | | | | So if five of your neighbors are actively using the web, |
| high speed connection. | | | | it will not provide you with the full throughput a cable |
| The name T1 was originally assigned by AT&T. The T | | | | modem is capable of. DSL lines have more consistent |
| was the next letter available in their carrier types and | | | | speeds but are also consistently slower. |
| the 1 means that it is a level 1 connection. Also | | | | |