The fast-paced world of business and commerce needs a communication system with enormous speed and flexibility to cope up with its demand. The use of digitized traffic and fiber optic cables increases speeds to over 60 times faster than that of a conventional phone system. T1 lines can be used for a diverse number of applications as they are comprised of 24 channels. This highly flexible circuit is designed ideally for businesses that need to run multiple services over the same line. Common applications for integrated T1 services include Frame Relay, dedicated long distance, and Internet point-to-point.

Integrated T1 is often confused with a fractional T1; however, it is actually made up of multiple fractional T1 services. Simply put, the channels are gathered into a pool, and whenever a line is needed, a channel is taken out of the pool and put to use. The moment the channel becomes free again, it reverts back to the pool and can be used by another user in the system.

With Long Distance T1 service, callers are directly connected to the long distance service provider without passing through the local telephone provider. Calls using long distance dedicated T1 services are typically toll free, meaning the caller does not have to pay for the service. Also, stiff competition among long distance providers causes lower phone rates.

Businesses can profit from Integrated Access services, especially those with clients and consumers abroad. Integrated Access services use cutting-edge VoIP technology for voice transmissions. VoIP allows analog voice data to be sent through the Internet in its digital form. VoIP also lets users utilize wireless and fiber optic technology for long-distance calling functions. The use of the World Wide Web for long distance calling has greatly reduced the costs for such voice transmissions; hence, businesses with international contacts can take advantage of the cheap calling functions offered by Integrated Access.

Moreover, Integrated Access allows businesses to reach bandwidth connection speeds of up to 4.5 Mbps to allow the simultaneous transmission of voice, video, and data during critical business processes such as conferences and webinars. The most advanced Integrated Access services also feature dynamic bandwidth allocation to automatically shift bandwidth to more critical business applications, such as voice transmissions.

A decade ago, DSL was the dream for online residential and business connectivity. Today, with the advent of next-generation Internet technologies such as Integrated Access, DSL is a thing of the past. A decade from now, businesses may very well require the installation of Fractional T1 lines to keep up with the ever evolving market