About T1 Line Connection

There Are Many Possible T1 Line Bandwidth Uses

The T1 service is basically the same no matter what the customer plans to use it for and could be used for multiple phone lines or data transfer. T1 bandwidth can be allotted in ways that suit the company needs and business. T1 line bandwidth is 1.54 Mbps and this could be applied completely to PRI T1 phone service to provide 23 separate phone lines. On the other hand the full bandwidth might be allotted to data transfer or internet services, the determination of how much is used where is up to the customer.

T1 used for voice services might be fed directly to the switchboard and provide the desired number of phone lines. Although a company which dedicated their service to voice transfer might not have all 23 lines in use at one time, the potential is there if needed. When multiple lines for voice communication is a necessary part of doing business many companies choose a T1 service for affordability and reliability.

Not all companies have the need for 23 or more phone lines and the option to transfer data securely is more of a concern. The full bandwidth of the service might instead be dedicated to shunting data from one location to another. A T1 is full duplex which means it can send and receive simultaneously. This service also has the same speeds uploading as it does downloading.

Some companies require constant internet access for multiple employees. The T1 can provide multiple users with reliable high speed access to the internet. For a company which has multiple employees who must all be connected to the internet T1 service is a popular choice.

While this service can easily be straight voice transfer or completely oriented toward data transfer it is also possible to combine uses. A company with the need for less than 23 phone lines might dedicate the remaining bandwidth to internet access or data transfers. The ability to mix and match the bandwidth uses is one thing that has made T1 service popular among businesses. While a growing business might not have the need for a much more expensive T2 line but may need to upgrade their T1 service can choose a bonded T1 with multiple lines acting as a single circuit.

T1 service can be attractive to large companies and small ones alike since they provide multiple choices for the end user. A fractional T1 might be used by a smaller business which did not yet require the full bandwidth of a dedicated T1 service. If a company selected a fractional service, a specific number of channels or bandwidth would be allotted to the smaller business and the remainder could be leased to another fractional customer.

A business that had larger needs than a simple T1 could choose a bonded option and multiply their phone capacity or data carrying ability. 2 T1 lines could provide around 3 Mbps of data transfer or more than 40 phone lines. Instead of choosing the very powerful and more expensive T3 service which carries 45 Mbps of bandwidth, the growing business might instead bond several T1s in order to match their bandwidth to their current growth.

In many companies speed and reliability of the voice services is critical. The T1 service is more reliable than business DSL or cable in most cases. IN addition the service also will have a service level agreement where the level of service and the remedies are outlined for the customer. Rural locations which may not have business DSL or cable available are more readily served by a T1 since it is usually carried over simple copper or fiber optic lines and can be refreshed at intervals to avoid the signal degradation that DSL or cable will have over distances.