| You may think the answer to this question is | | | | Bandwidth is transmission capacity. But when your |
| complicated. | | | | needs for a more robust, dedicated circuit with an SLA |
| Well ..... not really. | | | | OUTWEIGH the additional costs, then you pick a T1. |
| THE NON-OBVIOUS ANSWER T1 OVER DSL: PCI | | | | DSL Pros: Inexpensive, most bandwidth for the buck. |
| Compliance | | | | DSL Cons: Weaker SLAs, Slow Mean Time To |
| If you have a retail business that has to comply with | | | | Repair, Aggregated service. |
| PCI Compliance and Retail Data Security......be careful. | | | | T1 Pros: Dedicated 1.544Mbps, Good SLA, Most |
| Ignoring the PCI Compliance standard is risky. Retailers | | | | problems fixed remotely. |
| can be fined and even lose card processing privileges. | | | | T1 Cons: More expensive to to the cost of the local |
| Network Security Compliance is Mandatory for | | | | loop to the central office. |
| Retailers, Banks, and other Financial Institutions .... and | | | | DS3 Pros: 45Mbps is as fast as 29 T1s, you are riding |
| any companies saving or transmitting personal data | | | | on Fiber over Sonet not copper like DSL and T1s so |
| over the internet. Identity theft is the main driver behind | | | | you are not subject to copper corrosion and |
| this compliance. So when you are networking with | | | | degradation. |
| DSL, often the cheap routers, access devices, | | | | DS3 Cons: It may be overkill for a SMB and the Cost |
| firewalls, VPN appliances, and Wireless LAN's that | | | | of the Local loop is far more. |
| come bundled with them will fail a PCI Audit. But there | | | | For help in finding the best voice / data network |
| are some exceptions. | | | | solution for your business network .... especially with |
| THE OBVIOUS ANSWER: | | | | consideration for the various T1 Bandwidth |
| You ask "When would you choose a T1 over DSL?" | | | | configurations .... |