Finding the right Telecom Service: Choosing the Right One

Choosing the right telecom service to acquire can be a bit daunting. There are simply too many services to choose from that you can easily get confused on which one to use for your business.

Some of the main types of lines that you can expect to encounter would be the T1 line, DSL and the OC circuits. Some of the major features of this line are listed below to help you consider which one is best for your business.

If you want a faster speed for your service, then expect to get a big bandwidth as well. Having a large and sufficient bandwidth allows you to use large applications and send/receive files and data.

This will also give you a chance to stream videos online without any problems whatsoever. This large bandwidth capability can also setup your company for other future applications that you might want to use.

The T-1 is a high-speed digital line that can send off signals at speeds of 1.544 Mbps. It can transmit both voice and data easily. This line consists of 24-channels and can service 50 to 100 telephone users.

Another popular service would be the DSL. The Digital Subscriber Line is ideal for residences because it gives off a broadband connection.

The speed may vary depending on the distance from the main central office. Even though it is still popular, more and more people are turning to the T-1 because with it, there are no problems with the distance.

One advantage of the DSL however, is that it is cheaper than the T-1 line.

The T-3 is also another high-speed digital connection. This type of service allows you to transmit data and voice at a rate of 43.232 megabits every second, making it equivalent to 28 T-1 lines. It has no problem in handling even the heaviest and bandwidth consuming applications.

Another set of services are the OC lines. These are actually Optical Carrier Lines that can transmit speeds of up to 51.84 Mbps. The OC line uses optical fiber or SONET fiber optic to carry signals.

Each number at the end of the OC means the level of data transmission rate the line can handle. For example, an OC3 circuit is equivalent to about 84 T-1s. The OC12, on the other hand, is an optical carrier that can reach speeds of up to 622 Mbps and is equivalent to four OC3s.

One of the largest optical carriers would be the OC48. It has the capability to transmit about 2.5 gigabits per second and ideally used for really large network backbones.

It is the same as using four OC12s. However, the largest optical carrier available today would be the OC192. The speed with which it transmits reaches to a whopping 9.6 gigabits. When you run this circuit, it is the same as using four OC48s.

Two of the primary uses for this circuit are for campus environments and other major network applications.

POTS or plain old telephone services are also available. These are the same basic trunks used in most residential units and some business units. The transmission is done using copper wires which are not very reliable for speed.

Most business phone lines are recommended to have as a backup for other services like the T-1 and the OC.

Finally, the CSU or Customer Service Unit is used as a test point for T-1 circuits. It mainly resides in the customers’ premises which connect through the T-1 unit on to a telephone system.

The CSU affords some amount of testing to see where the problem lies when there are outages in the area.

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