MegaPath Can Lead You in the Right Direction

As a business owner you have a large number of options for different kinds of connectivity for whatever kind of data that you have. As a result, it is imperative that you not only explore all of the different options that are out there, but also pick the one that is going to work the best for you and your business.

megapath internet servicesWhen choosing a service provider, the first step is to determine which of the providers on your list have the ability to offer the kind of bandwidth that your business demands. Then you can continue to narrow down your selections by establishing who is able to provide the reliability that you’re looking for, the security of the data that you’re going to be running across the network, the network redundancy, as well as who has the reputation of effectively providing the service that you need.

As the largest privately held en-to-end, facilities-based provider serving SMBs and enterprise organizations nationwide, MegaPath is the ultimate one-stop shop capable of helping you find the ideal route. Offering the full gamete of services, from a comprehensive selection of data services and VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) to Security technologies, MegaPath is capable of addressing whatever kind of communications requirement you have.

Well known throughout the industry as a knowledgeable and experienced provider, MegaPath also offers a reliability promise of 99.999% reliability – which means virtually no down time at all for your service. Moreover, MegaPath offers flexibility, and is capable of providing effective and reliable services that are able to scale-up and grow with your business as it evolves.

Whatever kind of bandwidth needs you have, MegaPath has a service to fit your needs. At their lowest end, MegaPath provides both symmetrical and asymmetrical DSL. These are scalable services that allow you to transfer bandwidth back and forth, and are even able to handle voice and other advanced services your applications call for. If you demand more bandwidth, bigger options, such as scalable Ethernet or hard-wired Internet T1 service are available.

In a nutshell, MegaPath has the reputation of providing strong, reliable, and secure services and technologies to all of its customers. By leveraging its wide selection of services and technologies, MegaPath enables businesses nationwide to enhance their productivity and increase security while lowering their overall costs.

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Business Class T1 Connections

Cable and DSL connections might suffice for an at home business or one with fewer than five employees, however any business larger than that will require a stronger, more reliable connection to the Internet. In order to keep up with the competition, many businesses employ an Internet T1 connection.

business class t1 connectionsThe most noticeable different between a business-class Internet T1 connection and a cable or DSL connection is that cable and DSL are shared bandwidth arrangements. This means that the bandwidth you use when employing a cable or DSL connection is transmitted to you from a pool that services several other homes in your area, so if everyone in your neighborhood is online at the same time, your Internet will run much slower.

An Internet T1 connection, on the other hand, is a dedicated connection that is not shared. Since they are devoted solely to your business, T1 lines provide greater consistency and reliability, making them better suited for not only mission-critical tasks, but the deployment of data, voice and video transmissions, including VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) as well.

SLAs, or Service Level Agreements, are another benefit that comes with deploying an Internet T1 connection. In addition to specifying the type of service your provider is offering, SLAs can include anything from expected uptimes, (most leading providers aim for 99.99% uptime) to equipment rentals and resolutions for shortfalls. For example, if your uptime falls below what is outlined on your SLA, then the provider would compensate you for your losses. It is, however, important to note that SLAs vary between providers and the services you choose.

What’s more is that T1 connections are scalable and provide a service that is able to grow with your business. For example, if you run an SMB and your business does not require the power and bandwidth of a full T1 line, you can employ a fractional T1 line that scales down to a size that fits your needs. Likewise, if you demand more than what a single T1 line can offer, you can utilize a bonded T1 line, which joins multiple T1 lines into a single pipe for higher bandwidth.

With the rise of competitive service providers the cost of Internet T1 lines has become increasing affordable. Ultimately the price of your fractional, full, or bonded T1 connection will depend largely upon your location and its proximity to your provider’s CO (Central Office) – the farther away you are from the CO, the higher your costs will be. That being said, your provider might offer you a bundle or package deal that includes cables, routers and other equipment in addition to the T1 line, for a flat monthly fee.

If you’d like to learn more about how a T1 connection can improve your business, give one of our professional account managers a call today!

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The Benefits of Broadband Connections

Speed and Efficiency

benefits of broadband connectionsArguably the biggest benefit of employing a broadband connection is the increased speed it provides. This is because broadband Internet connections are a great deal faster than dial-up connections – in some cases they are up to 40 times faster! With increased speeds, you and your employees are able to get more done in less time.

Broadband connections are known for their always-on 24/7 connectivity, which allows you to enjoy your high-speed Internet connection whenever you desire it. When you use a dial-up connection, it can take minutes just to log on and access your email; however with a broadband connection, one simple click on your browser gives you high-speed access to the Internet where you can surf the web, read your email, hold a web conference, etc.

Moreover, broadband Internet connections permit quick and easy downloading and uploading of large files. For example, in the time it would take you to download just one pre-recorded web conference with a dial-up connection, you could potentially download as many as five via a broadband Internet connection. In addition, high-speed broadband connections provide you with access to applications and service features that a dial-up connection cannot support, such as streaming, real-time video/audio, etc.

Reliability

Archaic Internet connections – such as a 56k dial-up connection – are not only painfully slow, but also rather unreliable.

With a broadband connection, on the other hand, most providers typically offer a dependable 99.9 percent uptime, virtually eliminating your need to worry about unexpected “hiccups” that can lose your connection.

A Flat, Predictable Monthly Fee

Since a broadband Internet connection is always-on 24/7, you pay one flat rate to your provider every month, eliminating the need for you to guess how much time you and your employees have spent online and worrying about what it will cost you.

No Need for an Additional Phone Line

High-speed broadband connections are dedicated connections that do not interfere with your telephone line, as opposed to a traditional 56k dial-up connection that requires the installation of a second phone line in order for you to be able to simultaneously surf the web and make a telephone call.

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Twenty Twelve – What are we looking at?

The new year is a great time to sit down and plan a strategy for the upcoming year.

I find that one of the most important items in any strategy is how your time is spent. If you were to take a second and ask yourself what would help you be more efficient, where would you start? Would you begin with your commute? The Applications in your Cloud? Or would you simply want access to your email and phone system?

One of the most important aspects to any company is the internet and voice services that are available in your office. The ability to streamline these services can significantly alter the amount work that one is able to complete in a day. As the cloud becomes more present everyday, the ability to connect to your applications will play a critical role in your productivity.

Our goal is to create a time saving environment that allows you to connect seamlessly between applications in your life, preventing any lost time with the things that matter most.

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Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)

The modern business world requires companies to have the fastest Internet connection speeds possible in order to achieve success and stay one step ahead of the competition. As technological advancements continue to offer quicker, more reliable Internet speeds, many savvy business owners are looking at – and employing – DSL connections as a way to provide them that edge.

DSL connectionDigital Subscriber Lines are an “always-on” connection, meaning they offer a high-speed connection for your staff to upload and download large attachments, view emails, videos and attachments, as well as hold online web and audio conference calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

How fast is a DSL connection?

Depending upon the provider you select, DSL connections are available in a wide range of speeds and packages. Typical upload speeds fall between 128 to 768 Kb per second, and downloads between 768 Kb per second to 7.1 Mb per second. Furthermore, with DSL another factor that determines the connection speed is the type of connection you choose; symmetrical or asymmetrical. In a symmetrical DSL connection, the upload and download speeds are the same, whereas an asymmetrical DSL connection utilizes a bigger portion of bandwidth for faster download speeds.

Due to the fact that DSL is employed mostly by small businesses, many providers offer small business DSL packages that offer fast download/upload speeds necessary to operate quickly and efficiently for an affordable monthly price.

What features are typically included in a DSL package?

In addition to a variety of available upload and download speeds, most providers offer added features that are popular among small businesses, such as uptime guarantees, 24/7 customer support, anti-virus and anti-spyware, firewall, remote dial-up access, web hosting and space, as well as email services free of charge. More comprehensive DSL packages include the ability to link more than one computer to a single DSL connection, static IP addresses, file sharing, online backup and merchant services.

How affordable is a Business-class DSL connection?

While pricing varies depending upon the provider, connection type and package you select, a DSL connection can run as low as $30 per month, making it incredibly economical – especially when you consider the increase in speed that you’ll receive by switching from a 56k dial-up connection.

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Looking Back On Level 3 Communications

What a difference a year can make!

Colorado-based Level 3 Communications has come a long way from its start-up days. Dubbed “the best funded start-up in history,” Level 3 Communications has persistently invested in infrastructure to become one of the prestigious six Tier 1 Internet operators in the world. Backed by a management team with decades of experience and knowledge in driving the development of cutting-edge voice, data, video, application and asset communication, Level 3 Communications strives to facilitate contemporary technology and improve communication while combining true partnership with broad telecommunications services.

Level3 communicationsThis past summer, Level 3 Communications publicized its decision to sign a multi-year contract with Cox Communications in order to deliver high-speed transport and Internet Protocol (IP) services. At the same time, the provider also announced that it was enabling Cox Communications to resell and use its services, expanding the capabilities made available via the Level 3 wholesale partner program. In a statement, Cox Communications’ senior VP of technology, Jay Rolls said that “The strategic relationship with Level 3 allows us to bolster our network and more effectively deliver voice, video and data products to homes and businesses.”

In addition, it was stated that Cox Communications will buy supplementary dark fiber from the provider to strengthen its backbone as well as support the expansion of its broadband network. The contracts signed between the two companies build upon the relationship the two have shared for more than a decade and outline the conditions and terms that dictate the exchange of Internet Protocol traffic among the two providers’ backbone networks.

Flash forward five months, and this past Monday it was revealed that Level 3 is now involved in a California broadband project. The $66 million + project will utilize over 300 route miles of the provider’s infrastructure as part of a backbone network that will span 18 counties and provide sophisticated communications to bucolic, underserved locations all through California’s Central Valley.

According to Level 3, the project is partially funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act who is contributing just over $46.5 million.

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If you are interested in learning more about Level 3 Communications, Inc. and its offerings, give one of our professional account managers a call today. Our unique partnership with Level 3 allows us to provide you with the industry’s leading business-class solutions for the best available price – and all with unmatched customer support.

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Controversial AT&T – T-Mobile Merger Dies

AT&T and T-Mobile Merger EndedMuch to the chagrin of those who favored the deal, (such as the Communication Workers of America union, Arizona, Louisiana, and West Virginia to name a few), the proposed AT&T – T-Mobile merger is now dead. AT&T made the official announcement that it decided to end its bid to acquire T-Mobile USA at the beginning of the week – roughly nine months after announcing its plan for the contentious merger.

The much anticipated $39 billion merger faced heavy government opposition from the start. As the second-biggest wireless provider in the U.S., Dallas, TX-based AT&T faced an uphill battle in their pursuit to acquire Bellevue, WA-based T-Mobile USA, the fourth-biggest U.S. wireless provider, from Germany’s Deutsche Telekom AG.

Critics (including Capitol Hill Democrats and the provider’s competitors) feared that the merger would do more harm than good to competitive providers, and would create a wireless duopoly between the combined AT&T/T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless. Due to the fact that the two largest providers already have a great deal of exclusive smartphone contracts, smaller providers saw the proposed acquisition as a threat; which isn’t too far off considering that – if the merger were to happen – a reported 80% of all U.S. wireless contracts would be controlled between the two giants.

Those in favor of it, such as the Communications Workers of America union argued that in addition to providing broadband wireless service to 97% of the national population, it would create as many as 96,000 new jobs, as well as bring back to the U.S. approximately 5,000 jobs which were previously outsourced. In a report filed by the Communication Workers of America union with the Federal Communications Commission at the beginning of November, it was stated that the acquisition would not only protect employees from losing their jobs, but that AT&T “will offer a job to any worker whose current job function is eliminated, outsourced jobs will be eliminated before any U.S. jobs, and any remaining job losses will be accomplished primarily through attrition.”

Regardless, the Department of Justice found the proposed merger to be anticompetitive, and sued in order to block it from happening. Furthermore, the Federal Communications Commission also contested the acquisition after concluding that it would ultimately not be in the public’s interest.

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A Little More on The Cloud

While The Year Winds Down, Cloud Services are Ramping Up

Cloud ServicesAs 2011 comes to a close, the cloud continues to be a regular hot topic throughout the communications industry. So much so, in fact, that it is one of the hottest topics in the modern IT services community. As one of the most elemental changes in the way IT services are sent to end-users, cloud services have the potential of representing one of the largest shifts in the channel ever observed in the past two decades.

When discussing cloud solutions, there are several aspects to consider; the first being the effect of data centers on hosted applications. As an end-user, it is extremely important to understand which providers offer the specific applications that your business model requires. Another aspect would be the trail to the cloud, or “pathway,” and learning what providers can assimilate hosted applications with connectivity solutions. And, arguably the most essential piece of the equation, is choosing the provider that offers a properly configured network that brings the cloud and end-user together. If not planned and built properly, the transition to the cloud from an on-premise solution could result in an unsatisfactory experience and many unhappy customers.

The cloud has eliminated the old “throw more bandwidth at it” resolution for jitter and latency issues. Regardless of the bandwidth or class of service, thorough planning and prudent thought should be used when dealing with a service provider. That being said, class of service included in your bandwidth selection is a vital part to engineering cloud-based solutions. Individual applications will differ in terms of jitter from the end-users location and sensitivity thresholds for latency.

As we look forward to the New Year, I encourage you to consider how you can implement the cloud into your business’s telecom services. Not only because of the many benefits and advantages it offers, but because your competition will likely be as well.

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Employing High-Speed Broadband Connections for Business Purposes

high-speed-broadband-connectionsLarge enterprises frequently employ Internet T1 and Internet T3 broadband connections through which their staff is granted lightning-fast Internet access. Today, businesses have the opportunity to significantly increase their profitability, productivity, and efficiency levels by acquiring access to broadband, for example:

Internal Networking – business-class broadband network connections help businesses improve their internal communication, allows for large scale data back up, and keeps employee efficiency high by providing simple and easy one-click access to one another. For example, instead of one employee waiting on another to locate and email a specific work related file, it can be accessed directly off of his or her network folder.

Expenses – high-speed business broadband connections provide the potential to dramatically cut a company’s costs associated with business travel. For instance, high-speed business broadband connections support web conferencing applications that eliminate the need for virtually all business travel and its related costs (i.e. rental cars, flights, meals, hotels, etc.). Because modern web conferencing services provide reliable, real-time audio and video feeds that can be transmitted around the world, a conference that previously would have taken a number of days and thousands of dollars can now be condensed into an hour or two and for pennies per minute.

But don’t be fooled; high-speed broadband is not just for the big dogs, it is also available for smaller home offices. In fact, the flexibility and cost-savings provided by high-speed broadband connectivity has aided in building a new generation of people who run their own businesses out of their homes (such as bloggers, mobile workers, graphic designers, website developers and managers, etc.). Especially with smaller start-up companies, being able to keep costs down is crucial. By having a high-speed broadband connection at a home office, what you save by not having to rent or lease office space is money that can be put back into your company as well as receive tax breaks for your business related expenses.

  • High speed Internet/Broadband connections provide:
  • Faster web browsing than alternative connections, such as DSL
  • An ‘always-on’ connection that is available 24/7
  • Support for high-bandwidth applications, such as web conferencing

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What You Should Know About Internet T1 and Internet T3 Connections

Along with the advancements in modern technology have come a great number of ways for people to connect to the Internet. Whether it’s by a snail’s-pace 56k dial-up connection (the slowest possible)or high-speed connections, such as cable, DSL, T1, T3, etc., there is an available solution for every size and type of business.

In this article we’re going to cover Internet T1 and Internet T3 connections. Internet T1 and Internet T3 connections are popular among businesses because they offer a dedicated connection to the Internet and provide network access for multiple users without slowing down the connection speed. Another benefit of T-line connections is that they are “always on,” meaning they provide Internet access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

internett1-and-internett3-connectionsThe download/upload connection speed of an Internet T1 like is 1.54Mb per second. Many small and mid-sized businesses employ T1 connections due to the fact that they can run a number of enterprise-based services, including VoIP, high-speed Internet and long distance calling simultaneously over a single circuit. In addition, Internet T1 connections also permit users to have static IP addresses – which are typically not available with cable and DSL customers – that are necessary to operate company websites.

However, these benefits increase the cost of Internet T1 and Internet T3 lines, making them frequently more expensive than a standard DSL or cable connection. While a large factor when dealing with the price of a T-line connection has to do with your business’s location, with static IP address features and dedicated lines, an Internet T1 connection can run anywhere from a few hundred dollars to around a thousand dollars – per month. And while this might not be the most economical choice for a home-based office, it can be a worthwhile investment for many businesses.

For businesses that handle high volumes of traffic, require the transmission of large data packets, and/or those that have a large user network that their database will host (such as large enterprises and universities) would benefit the most from an Internet T3 connection. To put it into perspective, an Internet T3 line speed is equivalent to the transmission speed generated by 750 dial-up (56k) modems!

The most apparent differences between Internet T1 and Internet T3 services are the data transfer speeds and pricing. An Internet T3 connection can run as much as 30 times faster than an Internet T1 line. Nevertheless, with the increase in speed comes an increase in price; and T3 connections generally cost thousands of dollars per month.

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