The Wide Area Network Dilemma

Wide Area Networks (WANs) can often be the technology investment that doubles your revenue. But does every business need a WAN? Answering six key questions - Who, What, When, Where, Why and How (including How Much) - is the start to finding out.

The Basics On T1 Line Solutions For Small Business

T1 Lines have been the primary source of mission critical bandwidth for companies of all sizes for nearly 20 years. With so much history, a basic understanding of the T1 line should be common knowledge among business owners who are looking for reliable bandwidth for Internet access, data communications, or multiple telephone lines.

High Speed Internet Providers

High-speed Internet service providers use broadband and digital subscriber line (DSL) technology to provide high-speed Internet access to their customers. Until a couple of years ago, it was becoming increasingly difficult to provide these services to rural and remote areas, due to cost constraints.

ISP – Moving from Dialup to Broadband

Internet access has become more and more important to our daily lives. We use the internet to do different tasks every day. Can you still tolerate the slow connection speed of dialup internet service? Or, is this the time to move up to high speed internet access?

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About ISPs

For people who run online businesses and for those who use the Internet for their work, it is very important that they get a reliable Internet service provider (ISP). A reliable ISP can increase business activity; those who run online businesses can have access to their websites and business transactions at any given time.

Wireless Internet Providers

Going wireless seems to be the trend nowadays. From cellular phones to notepads, joining the fad of losing the cables and connections is the Internet.

BPL - Broadband Over Power Lines?

Ok, hear me out on this one. I’m sitting at my computer in my home office last night, reading articles to help me come up with the next idea for “The e-Business Resource” blog and I came across an article written by Gary Beach, a publisher at CIO.com. His article talks about a new technology coined by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) called BPL or Broadband over Power Lines. BPL is a terms that defines the ability to connect to the Web, via a high-speed Internet connection, through a standard power line. Does this means that you can plug your computer directly into a standard electrical outlet and connect to the Internet? Yes, exactly!

Satellite Internet Access Service Providers

Regular Internet businessmen often get bugged and bogged down by slow and intermittent dial-up modem connections or cable Internet connections. Time consuming downloads, broken voice chats and video conferencing affects people who do business from remote locations. Time is money, and they cannot afford to have technical glitches. The advent of satellite technology was a boon for surfers for whom the Internet is part and parcel of life.

Internet Access Providers

The definition of an Internet access provider is simple. It is a company that provides Internet access to its client base. They provide this service through modems or PPP connections. Some companies also offer Internet access through cable modems and wireless connections. Traditionally, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Internet Access Providers (IAPs) can be understood in two different ways. IAPs give the user access to the Internet, and ISPs provide other services like T1 or T3 lines, web development services and other online utilities. Today, there is no real watertight demarcation between ISPs and IAPs, as more and more providers are using Internet access as well as services. It has become the fastest and cheapest way to go.

ADSL Modems

Users who want to connect to ADSL broadband use the ADSL modem to do so. ADSL modems are a very cost-effective solution for users and are popular across the world, including the US. The ADSL modem enables the transfer of Internet data directly to the computer. The data rates provided by ADSL modems are consistent with North American and European digital hierarchies. Users can purchase these modems from the market with various speed ranges and capabilities. The minimum configuration enables data rates of 1.5 or 2.0 Mbps downstream in a 16 kbps duplex channel. Other configurations offer rates of 6.1 Mbps along with a 64 kbps duplex. One can also opt for products with downstream rates of 8 Mbps and duplex rates of up to 640 kbps.

Internet Services - Tips for Choosing Internet Service Provider

What should you consider when you choose an internet service provider? Read these simple tips before making your decision.

A Review of Cable High Speed Internet Service

The computer certainly has seen its fair share of changes. Well, I guess I should actually say the PC and Mac. Regardless of what you prefer in computer finery, you are no doubt finding value now. Since the mid-nineties, many of us have gotten used to the idea of having a computer in our homes.

Broadband Satellite Internet as a Small Business Opputunity

Setting up broadband satellite internet kiosks in far flung areas as a small business oppurtunity.

Are You Still Using Dial Up Internet?

Are you one of the people still using dial-up internet? Here is why should do broadband.