A Kaleidoscope of Broadband Business Solutions

Broadband refers to internet access using a wide band of frequencies as opposed to the old dial up connections which were much slower and could handle much less data. Broadband has increased rate of data transfer and volumes of data transfer as well the quality of transmission.

Thanks to broadband, it is possible to read text, see photographs, chat with a customer or watch a video on the internet. Broadband combines with VoIP to excellent internet speeds. The business in question will have to first understand their own needs before deciding which form of broadband would suit them the best.

The nature of the business plays an important role here. For example, a business could be about specializing in wedding photography and video shoots. Such a business should look for a solution which would support high quality transfer of images and videos at high speeds. A university may require large volumes of content in the form of text to be transferred at high speeds. Some of the prominent broadband solutions in the market are:

Cable

This refers to the cable TV networks which use cables for TV transmissions. Simply put, these same cables can be used to support broadband as this saves against investing in new infrastructure.

DSL

DSL stands for digital subscriber lines. These bring high speed broadband to homes and small businesses and works very well too.  These score over traditional copper lines and are able to provide high speed internet access over phone lines.

The computer needs to be plugged into where the modem is situated. The only drawback of this system is that the distance of the business from the central office will affect the quality of internet access.

T1 lines

T1 lines offer higher speeds and rates of transmission of data than cable and DSL can handle. They have a well-defined quality to their output as they are often leased from high profile telecom companies in the region. They also offer flexibility to the user as he can choose the type and quantity of T1 lines he wants.

Frame relay T1 lines are able to manipulate switched packet data protocols over Local area networks (LAN) and wide area networks (WAN). At this point T1 lines enjoy huge popularity with small and medium businesses.

T3 lines

This is an improved version of the T1 line as 28 T1 lines make one T3 line. They are used widely by large offices and universities where images and videos may often need to be transmitted or shared through online conferencing.

Ethernet

Ethernets use twisted cables to connect the computer to LAN or MAN (metropolitan area network) networks. The high speed of transfer of data- often in gigabytes makes the Ethernet very popular in large cities.

Old forms of data transmission are obsolete with the old giving way to the new.