Is your Internet T1 Connection dragging you down?
Not long ago, an Internet T1 Connection was considered top of the line for the majority of small and mid-sized businesses. Network admins appreciated the reliability of T1 lines, and employees enjoyed surfing the web at speeds that seemed to ... Views: 4200
The new XO Communications is looking better and better
XO Communications is one of the nation's largest communications service providers. Since becoming a private company in the fall of last year, XO has undergone a company-wide makeover that includes a new logo, a stronger emphasis on customer ... Views: 791
First quarter profits and revenues are up
In the first quarter of this year, Colorado-based internet service provider tw telecom saw both profit and revenue growth.
The managed services provider – recently ranked third on Vertical Systems Group's business Ethernet market leader board – has ... Views: 690
An Internet T1 line is one of the most common Internet access connections used by small businesses today. Fast, reliable and secure, an Internet T1 line provides symmetrical bandwidth speeds of 1.5Mb – enough to effectively manage and perform essential business functions.
Unlike high-speed ... Views: 676
Integrated T1 service, sometimes referred to as Dynamic T1 service, allows small and mid-sized businesses to receive reliable, high-quality Internet and phone service via a single T1 line.
When used exclusively for voice service, just one T1 connection can provide up to 24 separate telephone ... Views: 613
Today, access to the Internet is essential to the operation of nearly all businesses. Your connection’s speed and reliability can not only dictate the rate at which daily operations are conducted, but can also mean the difference between inactive employees and productive ones.
An Internet T1 ... Views: 606
Worldwide Internet traffic is projected to grow over 30% per year until 2015. Back in 2010, an average of 46 terabits per second traveled across the Internet; that number is expected to exceed almost 200 terabits per second in 2015. However as IP traffic is seeing exponential growth, the budget ... Views: 605
Every year, Earth Day marks the anniversary of what many people consider the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970.
One of the very important – but often overlooked – ways you and your business can go green is to donate or recycle your old computers, cell phones, and other ... Views: 598
New Headquarters
Not long ago, Telarus Inc. announced it was moving its corporate office to Sandy, Utah's Centennial Plaza Tower. The move has been in the works for some time now; it took over one year for the executive team to find the ideal location – and even more time after that to tear ... Views: 582
Just a few months ago, Cox Communications declared it was selling its 20 MHz Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) spectrum licenses to Verizon Wireless. The $315 million agreement includes licenses that cover nearly 30 million Points of Presence (POPs), and plays a key part in ensuring customers’ ... Views: 565
Today nearly all businesses are connected to the Internet.
Business Internet services typically fall under two categories: dedicated connections and shared connections. Dedicated connections allocate a specific bandwidth that remains consistent throughout the day. Dedicated connections also ... Views: 555
Anchors Away!
What a difference an anchor makes
When a ship lowered its anchor off the coast of Mombasa, Kenya earlier this week, it unknowingly severed
the t1 Internet access to over a handful of East African countries, including Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and South Sudan’s ... Views: 540
From little mom-and-pop shops to large corporations, it seems as though almost every business is connected to the Internet these days. Whether you're looking for a new service, or perhaps looking to upgrade your current solution, there are a number of broadband Internet service options ... Views: 516
Since becoming a private company in the fall of 2011, XO Communications has undergone a company-wide transformation that puts emphasis first and foremost on customer service.
XO Communication's chief marketing officer, Don MacNeil, explained that while XO and its competitors offer the same ... Views: 515
Frequently referred to as managed Voice over Internet Protocol(VoIP), hosted VoIP saves businesses from the expensive costs associated with investing in VoIP equipment and managing the system. Hosted VoIP utilizes packet-switched telephony to transmit calls across via the Internet, as opposed to ... Views: 507
Not long ago, high-speed Internet connections were not only expensive, but difficult to come by. Thankfully that is no longer the case, as there are a number of broadband access options for even the most remote businesses.
The traditional high-speed Internet connection for businesses is the ... Views: 497
On a normal telephone line, your voice is transmitted from one location to the next as an analog signal through copper wires at a speed of about 30 kilobits per second. This works just fine when you’re at home and only one person has to use the phone at a time. But in a business setting with ... Views: 493
The Internet can be a double-edged sword for businesses. On one hand, it provides an easy and effective way to connect your office with partners, clients, branch offices, vendors, etc., use critical business applications, and even make local and long distance phone calls via VoIP.
On the ... Views: 465