Business T3 Internet Service

Is your company ready for T3 Internet service? Many start-up companies can get by with a shared DSL or cable connection, moving up to faster, more reliable T1 lines as their businesses grow.

But if you have a large company with as many as 500 users on your network, host your own commerce websites, operate call centers, run videoconferencing applications, or transfer significant amounts of data (including audio and video files), you may need more than T1 speeds to stay competitive. That’s when T3 lines with speeds clocking at 45 Mbps, can give you the bandwidth your company needs to grow and succeed.

T3 Lines Feature Dedicated and Reliable Connections

Unlike DSL and cable Internet connections, T3 connections run through dedicated copper or fiber optic lines. This gives T3 customers the benefit of never having to share their bandwidth with other businesses.  Instead, they can count on a reliable, uninterruptable, always-on connection so hundreds of users can be on their network at the same time without experiencing slowdowns.

Today’s T3 lines are primarily used by very large companies, colleges and universities, government offices, and also by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to connect their customers to the Internet via local and wide area networks.

T1 vs. T3 Business Internet Channels and Speeds

Complete T1 lines contain 24 digital channels, each providing 64 kbps. Their more formidable T3 counterparts offer 672 individual channels with each supporting 64 Kbps, or the equivalent of 28 T1 lines. Channels can be divided between data usage for high-speed Internet applications and business VoIP telephone services. And T3 lines operate at speeds 30 times faster than T1 connections and can handle many more users and applications.

T3 Business Service Pricing

A T3 business line is definitely a high-end expense for business phone and Internet access and the cost for T3 service reflects this. Average pricing can range from $3,000 to $15,000 per month depending on your service provider and location.

To cut costs and still have access to T3 features, businesses can take advantage of a fractional T3 connection and pay for only a portion of a complete T3 line.  This option is more affordable than paying for several T1 lines while taking advantage of lower monthly fees.