Friday, March 30, 2007

Ziksa Introduces The Bandwidth Multiplier - Double Your Broadband Double Your Fun

You probably would love to have a T1 or T3 at home, but more often than not, it's hard to justify the luxury. While in some places residential DSL service has reached T1 speeds but with a cap on the Giga Bytes downloaded, in too many others - like mine - residential Cable modem, ADSL and even fixed wireless services offer less-than-T1 speeds. In India providers of all three available broadband service types (cable, DSL, fixed) seem to have conspired to offer 256 Kbps as the fastest speed for unlimited download. We could rant about the price too, suffice to say we pay the same price for 256 Kbps for which a subscriber can get 1.5 Mbits ADSL in the U.S.

Ziksa Digital Services and company based in Bangalore, India introduces the Bandwidth Multiplier which makes T1 speeds and beyond available to anyone who can afford it - even if the broadband offerings are limited in speed. These routers have the ability to "join" two broadband links - xDSL, Cable modem, Fixed Wireless, you name it - into a single seamless "big data pipe" shared by all the machines in your LAN. The devices don't even have to be of the same type, as any pair of broadband connections with Ethernet (RJ45) connectivity can be used, and even mixed for additional safety against service outages from a particular (Telco or Cable) infrastructure.

While you won't be able to use the combined bandwidth with a single file download, any applications using multiple simultaneous connections will. The scenarios are many; you can use the combined bandwidth even if you have only one PC behind the router doing multiple downloads -when downloading a web page with graphics for example, when you use a "download accelerator", when you manually start downloading multiple files at once, or when you use a peer-to-peer file sharing program.

For small businesses and others who want Internet access redundancy and improved speed, this is the perfect product.

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Sunday, March 25, 2007

Common Questions On T1 Bandwidth - With Practical Answers

Confused about T1 bandwidth? No need to be any longer. Here's some of the most commonly asked questions .... with practical answers to set you straight and on your way to confidently utilizing this backbone of business voice and data networks.

1. If T1 data rate is 1.5 Mb, why isn't a cable service "equal or better" which offers 6MB down/768 Kb up? What are the fundamental differences between T1 and Cable?

Basically T1's are business connections. Cable/DSL services are usually residential.

T1's normally have:

* unlimited throughput

* a guaranteed uptime per month

* no port blocking, allowing servers

* upload 2-5x as high as cable/DSL

* faster repair times, as in the company will most likely take priority repairing them

* a dedicated line

Cable/DSL usually has an AUP or TOS that disallows servers, and may have high downtimes. Plus when there is no internet, there might be no business either.

Cable/DSL have high download speeds, but in a business setting, you might only be checking email/browsing the web/updating database records, so you don't need so much download. However you may be running a server that uploads a lot, or you might be updating a website and need to send files often. The upload of a T1 helps in this setting.

Raw peak speed it not all there is to a connection. T1 is marketed as a business class service. That means it is symmetrical, making is easy to run servers and comes with a service level agreement that guarantee minimal acceptable performance and mean time to repair (MTTR). These are critical components in the marketing of different services. If you are a business the cost of a network outage could be dramatic.

That being said the widespread availability of extremely low cost residential services is putting tremendous price pressure on traditional business class services. With that you see the cost of T1 lines (as well as DS3 even OC3) dropping steadily over the last year.

2. Is T1 more than just raw bandwidth? Is voice T1 fundamentally different than data T1 for Internet access or "integrated T1" for voice and Internet access? If you need voice, do you have to go with a telco-type T1 provider who can provide you DIDs and local and long-distance service, etc? When people talk about "integrated T1" which can be used for Internet access (data) and telephone service (voice), how does the provider handle data side and voice side?

Simply put T1 is a point-to-point link. T1 was developed in the late early 1960's to carry 24 digitized phone calls between telephone switching offices. Think of T1 as a simple pipe, between you and the service provider. That service provider may be the phone company delivering voice service over the T1 pipe, or an ISP delivering Internet access. To the T1 line how the bits are used does not matter, bit-is-bits. If you want DID trunks you need to make sure the remote end of the T1 connects to a service provider capable of delivering them.

Remember the history of T1.

It was designed to carry digital phone calls. Total capacity is divided into 64 kbps channels. That is ideal for voice but is makes no sense for data, so data uses unchannalized T1. In the middle is that ability to mix and match data and voice. Thus the birth of "integrated T1" lines.

3. In "integrated T1", voice calls get priority. In the absence of any voice calls, all the bandwidth is available for Internet access. How is "dynamic and automatic" bandwidth allocation done? Do you need special edge equipment to do this?

T1 is just a pipe. It is a simple matter to have equipment at each end of the T1 dynamically allocate voice as high priority and data on a best effort basis over a single T1 pipe, the common term is Integrated Access Device (IAD).

There you go. You're now armed with the basic knowledge needed to make the initial educated decisions on installing a T1 line for your business voice/data network. For more complex applications I strongly suggest using the services of a no-cost consultant to guide your business through any potential minefields.

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Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Shop For Bandwidth

Are you confused to choose the right amount of bandwidth for your business? If so, use our services, which provide unlimited, cost effective and quality Internet services such as T1 lines. A T1 Internet systematically transmits data in a digital format. We have been working with small and mid size businesses by supplying uncompromising customer service, quality, and reliable bandwidth services. Communicating with your colleagues is easier by using T1 Internet services, when you use high T1 speed, point-to-point T1 digital transmission line. Until now, T1 Internet connection has been widely used by small business enterprises with twenty or more users working at sixty-four kilo bytes per second (64 kbps). As a means of communication, it is at present the most common means of data transmission system and many small to large companies prefer to install T1 lines to get uninterrupted local area network facility to link their network with the rest of the world.

Small and medium sector enterprises look for anything which is reliable and cost effective. When a T1 Internet service is considered, customers can expect to pay as low as $299/month to as high as over $1,000/month depending on the location as the local loop charges can be more at remote locations. In the near future, the cost of similar type of bandwidth is expected go down. T1 internet connections will reduce your phone bills by using dedicated and long distance service on the T1 line in addition to Internet service. So, a T1 price is comparatively cheaper than most other Internet services.

T1 Internet service can accommodate a maximum of twenty-four users at the same time working at sixty-four kilo bites per second, which is very fast when compared to other network systems. This system helps to transmit data and voice in a digital format. Time-division multiplexing modulation arrangement is integrated into T1 services, so that it can reduce the time required for transmitting data digitally. By using 1.544 Mbps bandwidth, you will be able to gain speed from this single high-speed data channel. One of the most striking features of this link is that, if allowed to connect continuously, it can carry both information and voice signals through the same band.

A T1 service is preferred over others of its kind, due to its high-speed service, which runs more than ten times faster than an ISDN connection. As a result of this, you're able to save time for transmission of data. You would never feel bored with its speed even after working hours, thanks to its speed. It may happen that you have a small business with a small number of workers, and you may not feel a T1 line is needed. In contrary, when DSL or cable is either too slow (with upload speed of less than 1 mbps), a T1 line is ideal even for a small business. Some providers offer a fractional T1 starting with 128 kbps and this fractional T1 service will provide you the desired flexibility in meeting your demands. You have an option to increase the capacity of the service by expanding your network as your requirements change. Sometimes, you may require using File Transfer Protocol with T1 services to exchange files regardless of the computer platform.

A virtual private network (VPN), being a private communication network can be utilized within a company whereas Multi Protocol Label Switching is a kind of data transmission mechanism related to circuit switching network. A T1 Internet access is preferred by most of the users over similar mechanisms, because of the multiple advantages that the former offers. File Transfer Protocol can be attached in conjunction with proper software, which will definitely enhance the efficiency of your business.

This speed of 1.544 mbps can only be attained if you use fast and reliable bandwidth such as a dedicated T1 line. A T1 connection offers you non-stop unlimited hours of superior Internet connectivity. T1 is a cost effective medium that can enable any small to medium sized business units to effectively communicate with each other through the Internet. T1 service is very fast and you need limited equipment to install the circuit.

If you are looking for a service that is faster than T1 connections, you will need to upgrade to a provider's T3/DS3 line service options. For this service, the circuit is offered in variables of continuous bandwidth from 6 mbps to 45 mbps, so that you can have the flexibility depending on your bandwidth needs. With the T3/DS3 service options, you will be able to transmit large video/music files or access regional Internet systems without any hassles. It is ideal to use a T3/DS3 circuit for large companies, universities, and companies with high bandwidth needs.

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Friday, March 16, 2007

Feel Lucky! Get The Best Mobile Phone Deals



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