T1 Integrated Voice and Data
for Small and Medium Businesses
Smaller enterprises can have robust
telephone and broadband Internet service at an attractive price.
Small and medium businesses have come a long way
from the days when a cash register and order pad were all the
technology you needed to complete transactions. Today, every
operation from the quick service restaurant to the insurance
or real estate sales office, grocery store, electronics retailer,
radio station and professional services office needs electronic
voice and data communications just to open the doors every day.
The challenge is to get the most reliable service at the best
price.
Reliable Telephone and Internet Service
are Critical
The two most common communications needs are telephone service
and Internet access. In most cases, this means multiple phone
lines and broadband Internet service. A business location will
typically start with a few analog phone lines tied into a key
telephone system. Those are the phones where you push a button
to select the line you wish to answer or call out on. Retail
stores use those same phone lines for the credit card machines,
many times even sharing lines between telephone and credit transactions.
How about Internet access? Businesses use
the Internet for everything from online research, email, web
site hosting, creating WiFi hotspots, order entry to remote sales
sites, streaming audio, demonstrating technology like computers,
ordering supplies, and downloading financial data to a home office
or franchiser. Point of Sale systems can use the Internet for
credit card verification, speeding up this part of the transaction.
Security cameras can stream video to remote monitoring sites
via broadband Internet.
Unfortunately, the Internet can be the
weak link in the system. "Best Effort" shared access
services, such as DSL and Cable broadband, have no performance
commitment and no guaranteed availability. The line can go down
for hours or longer, or bog down to the point where data just
barely flows. At such time, any VoIP phone services will also
become garbled or drop calls completely.
T1 Lines Offer Robust Voice and Data
Service
One solution that works for many businesses that depend heavily
on reliable Internet access is to install T1 dedicated Internet
service. This gives you a highly reliable connection at 1.5 Mbps
directly to the Internet Service provider and not shared with
residences or other businesses. If more bandwidth is needed,
additional T1 lines can be bonded to create a bigger digital
pipe. However, smaller businesses or those not heavily using
the Internet as a core part of their business may find they really
don't need all the continuous bandwidth of a T1 line. It's the
reliability they really want.
Integrated T1 service gives SMBs a way
to get highly reliable phone service and highly reliable Internet
service in a very cost attractive bundle. How? By using a single
T1 line for both telephone and Internet.
How Integrated Combines Phone and Internet
Here's how it works. A T1 line used exclusively for telephone
service can replace 23 or 24 separate telephone lines. But chances
are that your business doesn't need anywhere near that many outside
lines. You may actually need only 3 to 12 lines connected to
your internal key or PBX telephone system. The remaining capacity
of the T1 line can be used for broadband Internet access rather
than remaining idle. In other words, the T1 line can replace
all of the separate analog phone lines plus the DSL or Cable
Internet service.
The device that makes this possible is
called an IAD or Integrated Access Device. One of these is installed
at the business premises and another at the Integrated T1 service
provider. The IAD manages the T1 line to ensure that all telephone
calls have all the bandwidth they need for full voice quality.
The remaining bandwidth is used for dedicated Internet access.
Even with 12 phone calls in progress, there can be more Internet
speed available than with many DSL services. If no calls are
in progress, the full T1 line is used for Internet. This is sometimes
referred as a dynamic T1 line, to differentiate it from static
service which dedicates a full T1 line to all voice or all data.
One Line, Two Uses at a Reasonable Cost
What makes Integrated T1 service particularly effective for small
and medium businesses is that you can use your regular phones
and phone system but apply the monthly phone line bills to the
cost of the Integrated T1. You will also not need to pay for
separate broadband Internet service. The IAD, phone service and
Internet service are all included with your Integrated T1. Even
the smallest retail locations can have as robust phone and Internet
service as the big companies. The size of the service and the
monthly cost are scaled for smaller businesses.
Is Integrated T1 line service right for
your business? Simply call the toll free number or put in a quick
online quote request at T1 Rex now.
Is Integrated T1 line service right
for your business?
Why not talk it over with our technical
consultants and get competitive pricing to compare with your
other options? Spend a few minutes and you may save yourself
a lot of potential grief and perhaps a lot of money too. Simply
fill out the form below to see instant pricing on most services.
Or call toll free 1-866-436-7868
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consultants about your business needs and receive customized
proposals.
