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November 4, 2025
9:27 PM

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DS3 Equivalent to 28 T1 Lines
DS3 service at a signaling rate of 44.736 Mbps is the equivalent of 28 T1 lines at their signaling rate of 1.544 Mbps. Because of the strict synchronization of TDM services, 28 T1 lines may be multiplexed into a single DS3 service.

Colocation is Often Cost Effective Bandwidth
Colocation is locating your servers in a colocation facility, also known as a carrier hotel. Advantages of this approach include ready availability of low cost bandwidth including DS3, Carrier Ethernet and SONET Fiber Optic OCx options. These data centers also offer backup power, environmental control and high levels of security.

DS3 as an Internet Backbone
DS3 service configured as an dedicated Internet port offers 45 Mbps of upload and download bandwidth. This is ideal for small and medium size ISPs and WISPs. that have exceeded the capacity available from multiple T1 lines.

What is the T-Carrier System?
T-Carrier is a set of standards developed by the Bell Telephone Companies back in the 1950s. These include T1 and T3 lines. They also define digital signal levels such as DS0, DS1 and DS3. DS0 is 64 Kbps, DS1 is 1.5 Mbps and DS3 is 45 Mbps.

Difference Between DSL and DS3
DSL means Digital Subscriber Line and is a shared bandwidth service offered on a "best effort" basis by telephone companies. DS3 is a professional telecom service with a fixed bandwidth of 45 Mbps both upload and download. DS3 is usually sold with on a contract with a service level agreement.

Carrier Ethernet WAN & DS3 Bandwidth
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