Mar 13, 2014

Factors That Affect DS3 Pricing

By Gwen Lowe


A DS3 is a high bandwidth fiber circuit with a speed of 45 Mbps that is used for business applications. This signal has the ability to transmit 672 DS0 level channels and DS1 level signals in a single payload. The service is essential for videoconferencing, video communications, voice/data aggregation, electronic data interchange and backbone network expansion. In order to get the best price quote for this service, it is important to know the main factors that determine DS3 pricing.

One major factor that affects digital signal 3 pricing is the operating cost of the carrier. Normally, the operating cost of digital signal carriers vary with respect to the type of fiber circuit used and the carrier backbone. It is advisable to make sure you determine the cost of operation of the carriers used by the potential service provider.

Another common factor that determines the cost is the distance between the network fiber paths of the service provider and your premises. It is common that if your premises are located far from the fiber paths, more wires would be needed to complete the interconnection. The more the cables needed the more the cost since any additional cable would mean an added cost.

Another major factor that determines the cost of using these digital signals is the type of cables installed. Each type of cable has a specific distance limitation, center conducting capabilities and insulating potential. Depending on these specifications, different cables are sold at different prices as their performance and qualities vary.

If you hire a company to maintain and monitor the operation of these systems, you would need to pay more. Considering that most people who install these systems in their business premises do not know how to maintain and monitor their operation, many of them would need the services of a professional. As a result, the additional costs for monitoring and maintaining the systems would mean an increased cost.

The mechanism used by your service provider to supply such signals would also affect the cost significantly. For instance, if your premise is located in a remote area where interconnection cables cannot be installed, these signals would be sent using the satellite technology. Therefore, if even you would not pay for the installation service, you would have to pay more on the operation costs.

Your landline phone number and the address line can also have some significant effect on the cost of these services. If your address line is new to the system, you may have to pay more. As well, there are various phone numbers that are charged more than others hence the cost would also depend on the type of landline phone number you have.

It is advisable whenever you decide to use these services to make sure you get them from a reputable and reliable company. This is because not each company can be relied and considering that your need would be to enjoy the best services ever, getting a reliable company would be a great solution. In order to get the best service provider, you would need to determine whether their charges have a significant variation from ones offered by other service providers and whether their name is reputable from reviewing testimonials from their past customers.




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