Business Class Services

Service

Speed

Description and Approximate Costs / Price

DSL

128Kbps to 1.5 Mbps downstream. 64Kbps to 1.5 Mbps upstream. Consumer class is approx. $40-$50/month.  Business class is approx. $90-$400/month, depending on bandwidth speed required.  FIND SERVICE

Fractional T1

128 Kbps to 1.0 Mbps T1 speed with some of the 24-64 Kbps channels turned off. Prices are approx. $220-$500/month depending on bandwidth speed required, which includes local loop.  Hardware and installation costs vary.  FIND SERVICE

T1 / DS1

1.544 Mbps digital circuit. Can be dedicated internet access, point-to-point or integrated (voice & data). Prices are approx. $500-1000/month which includes local loop.  Hardware and installation costs vary.  FIND SERVICE

56 Kbps & Up. Prices vary greatly depending on bandwidth speeds required.  FIND SERVICE

European equivalent of the T1. Prices vary depending on service and location.  FIND SERVICE

3 Mbps to 44.736 Mbps basic T3 with some of the 67-264 Kbps channels turned off. Prices are approx. $3000-$5000/month, depending on bandwidth speed required.  FIND SERVICE

44.736 Mbps digital circuit. Can be dedicated internet access, point-to-point or integrated. Prices are approx. $5000-15,000/month + local loop + set up costs.  FIND SERVICE

European equivalent of T3. Carries 16 E-1 signals. Prices vary depending on service and location.  FIND SERVICE

51.84 Mbps optical fiber sometimes called SONET. Uses ATM Switches (as do ALL OC-x). Prices are approx. $10,000-20,000/month + local loop + set up costs.  FIND SERVICE

155.52 Mbps optical fiber sometimes called SONET. Uses ATM Switches. Prices are approx. $30,000-50,000/month + local loop + set up costs.  FIND SERVICE

622.08 Mbps optical fiber sometimes called SONET. Uses ATM Switches. Prices are approx. $80,000-100,000/month + local loop + set up costs.  FIND SERVICE

1.244 Gbps optical fiber sometimes called SONET. Uses ATM Switches. Prices over $100,000/month + local loop + set up costs.  FIND SERVICE

2.488 Gbps optical fiber sometimes called SONET. Uses ATM Switches. Prices into the $100,000's/month + local loop + set up costs.  FIND SERVICE

9.6 Gbps optical fiber sometimes called SONET. Uses ATM Switches. Costs are extremely high.  FIND SERVICE

13.21 Gbps optical fiber sometimes called SONET. Uses ATM Switches. Costs are extremely high.  FIND SERVICE

Units of Measurement - Bandwidth Speeds                   

bit= smallest unit of digital information, i.e. ones & zeros
byte= a set of bits
bps= bits per second
Kbps= kilobits per second =1000 bits per second
Mbps = Million bits per second =1,000,000 bits per second
Gbps = Gigabits per second = 1,000,000,000 (one billion) bits per second
Tbps = Terabits per second = 1,000,000,000,000 (one trillion) bits per second