| These days more and more companies are using a T1 | | | | quite a bit in popularity for a number of reasons. Cost |
| line for their communications needs. Whether it is for | | | | is the main reason. Instead of a company being |
| phone service and or data transmission this is the | | | | charged for eight separate phone lines, they are |
| fastest and usually most inexpensive way to go. | | | | charged for just one T1 line. Since T1 lines are much |
| T1 lines were first developed in the 1960's by Bell Labs. | | | | faster than dial up or analog lines employees can get a |
| It was put into play to help increase the telephone | | | | lot more done in a shorter amount of times. These |
| capacity. In the past one telephone line could only carry | | | | days many companies are benefiting form ther use of |
| one signal. The T1 line can carry up to twenty four | | | | T1 lines. Data centers, call centers, real estate offices, |
| signals at once. This is especially important when many | | | | trucking companies, hotels-who need numerous phone |
| lines are operating as a link in a data center. A good | | | | lines and Internet service for customers, and schools |
| example of this is that a single telephone line can | | | | who need many phone lines and Internet service for |
| transmit 30,000 bit bits a second (BPS). A T1 line can | | | | some of their students. The bottom line is this type of |
| transmit over 1.5 megabits per second (MBS). Two of | | | | set up can help a business really grow quick. |
| the best features about this are: it can save a | | | | More business are adopting new methods and new |
| company a bunch of money and also at the same | | | | technologies to help streamline their cost so they can |
| time provide Internet services. The speed factor of this | | | | be more profitable while offering their customers a |
| technology is a great factor of importance when it | | | | more suitable product. If one is looking to start a |
| comes to have it running through a data center. | | | | business or to expand an existing business then getting |
| In this day and age, the use for T1 lines has grown | | | | a T1 setup is the way to go. |