One word of caution on that - we had a customer who got 4 separate 1M/1.5M ADSL circuits - all to the same DSLAM. Ended up that the telco had only provisioned that DSLAM with a single T1, and was apparently unable to upgrade that, negating any advantage to the multiple DSL's. It was a remote DSLAM, not in a CO, btw. If you don't have a point to point circuit, make sure the upstream has sufficient bandwidth to support what you are ordering. ** Reply to message from "Jon R. Kibler" <Jon.Kibler@aset.com> on Wed, 21 Jul 2004 12:44:46 -0400
Andre:
If your distance for the short-haul is less than 10 miles or so (line-of-sight), I would go wireless. Reasons: a) you can get 10-30MBps on wireless vs. 1.4Mbps for T1. b) if you already have an antenna or other high-point, you can own the wireless network for about what the Telco would charge for a T-1 over about a year.
If you really want a wire circuit, for long-haul or short-haul, consider multiple xDSL connections. For example, under the current pricing we are seeing, we can install 8 ADSL circuits for about what one T-1 would cost. With 8 ADSLs, you would be getting >10 Mbps inbound and 2.8Mbps outbound -- equivalent to 8 inbound T-1s and 2 outbound T-1s for the same price as a single T-1.
Just some thoughts.
Jon Kibler -- Jon R. Kibler Chief Technical Officer A.S.E.T., Inc. Charleston, SC USA (843) 849-8214
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