Posts Tagged ‘business’

The Necessity of Data Cable Assemblies

Cable assemblies, also referred to as a wiring assembly, wire harness or wiring loom are normally made use of in numerous kinds of machines and motor vehicles. They are comprised of a string or group of wires which transmit signals that includes crucial operating information and are bound with cable ties, clamps, cable lacing, etc. Much of the manufacturing of cable assemblies are still produced by hand due to the many processes that are involved. Examples of these consist of:

-Protecting strands using clamps, tape or cable ties

-Routing wires through sleeves

-Fabric taping

-Inserting sleeves into one another

Cable systems must be engineered and configured to perform for the life of whatever product it was designed for including any environment it will be exposed to. All of the systems which use ethernet cable depend on their stability and integrity since they are the lifeline of any kind of system. The whole system can discontinue to perform if the cable goes down which could have devastating results.

Some form of cable assemblies or cable harnesses are used by virtually all of today’s companies whether they are small family owned businesses or large international corporations. The precise cable or wire solutions certainly are a key component of any industry by enhancing production and lead times as well as helping scale down costs.

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Insights for Business VoIP – Ethernet (Metro E) Internet Service

In this post we continue our foundation series for successful implementation of Business VoIP.  We will review Ethernet (Metro Ethernet, Ethernet over Copper) internet services provided from competitive phone companies.  We will also review internet speed and reliability with a focus on implementing an IP Phone system.

Ethernet – (Metro E) is a high-speed internet service which is delivered into a business as an MPLS Ethernet connection over copper services.  This dedicated internet service is a two-way bi-directional (upload and download) equal Internet services.

Speeds – Ethernet (Metro E) internet speeds start at 10 Meg through 100 Meg.  Some carriers are touting they can provide speeds up to 1 Gig. (Differs by Carrier)

Reliability – Ethernet (Metro E) internet service seems to be very reliable.  With this type of internet service your business is provided a contract which guarantees you a refund if the service is down for a period of time. (99.999%)

Positives – Reliability and speed.  With this transport it allows the pricing for dedicated internet (same up and down speeds) to decrease on a per Meg basis.

Negatives – Price and Availability.  Just like any dedicated internet product, this is a higher priced product for business customers.   Also since this product is only offered in certain areas, it is not available in all areas yet.

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Insights for Business VoIP – CLEC Internet Service options

In this post we continue our foundation series for successful implementation of Business VoIP.  We will review T-1 services provided from competitive local exchange phone companies.  We will also review internet speed and reliability with a focus on implementing an IP Phone system.

T1 – T1 internet is a dedicated service provided to businesses from the traditional and competitive phone companies.   This is a bi-directional service (same speeds for upload and download) which brings in 1.5 Meg of internet service for each T-1 implemented.

Speeds – T1 speeds are implemented in speeds of 1.5 Meg.  The traditional T-1 speeds utilized are up to 9 Meg.

Reliability – T-1 service is a very reliable service for internet.   With this type of internet service you are provided a contract which guarantees you a refund if the service is down for longer than a period of time.

Positives – Reliability, plain and simple.  For many years T-1 internet service has been the staple of the business community.   You can feel pretty confident your T1 service will be reliable and working internet.

Negatives – Price and Speed.    Each T-1 has a  top speed of 1.5 Meg so you are basically capped out with this transport medium.   Since T1s are delivered over traditional phone company infrastructure, they are going also to be costly on a per Meg basis against cable products.

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Making a Success of a Business Phone Installation

Your business phone installation should be smooth and trauma-free. The final result should be a perfectly functioning and safe system, however, that doesn’t happen by accident!

Training and expertise are required to ensure success:

  • in office or factory environments, health and safety legislation requires that office technology equipment (including office phone systems) conforms to basic safety regulations – a legal requirement you may have trouble complying with if you don’t know what those regulations are;
  • this, of course, includes items that are connected directly to mains electricity but also where and how cables may be run around an office or between buildings etc;
  • if an accident arises and you are found to be culpable, due to equipment being installed incorrectly, then you may face paying compensation and potentially have your reputation damaged;
  • incorrectly installed equipment may also run an increased risk of malfunction – something that may disrupt your business and incur you additional charges;
  • an experienced installation engineer will also typically be ‘thinking ahead’ when he or she is completing a business phone installation – this includes providing access or junction points etc, where they may be required in future if your business changes or expands (potentially a lot more cost-effective than trying to do these separately at some future date);
  • that same engineer, when installing, will often do things in an industry-standard professional way that will make it easier for a future professional telephone engineer to understand where things are and what is connected to what – an amateur may not do so, which means future engineers may take longer to understand what has been done and that, in turn, may lead to you paying more for future maintenance; Read the rest of this entry »

What is Unified Communications?

What is unified communication and how can it help you business. David Leach from Siemens Enterprise Communications explains how unified communications (UC) works on ZDnet.