There are many benefits that are reaped by businesses when they implement a Mid-Band Ethernet high-speed Internet solution. In this article, I will review the 5 main customer benefits for going with a Mid-Band Ethernet over a traditional T1 or bonded T1

The first benefit is that Mid-Band Ethernet is easily scalable. When the service is installed it is generally installed with up to 8 twisted copper pairs that can support up to 10-Mbps even if the order is only for 3-Mbps of bandwidth. Since the copper pair’s loops are so inexpensive, most carriers install more pairs than they need to provide the customer scalability down the road. When a Mid-Band Ethernet customer calls the provider to increase their bandwidth from 3-Mbps to 6-Mbps, the Mid-Band Ethernet provider can do this remotely without having to roll a truck out to the customer premise to increase their bandwidth.

The second benefit is that Mid-Band Ethernet is supportable. Ethernet technology is a very easy to understand technology. With Ethernet, there is no protocol switching back and forth that is required with the traditional SONET, or T1, technology. With Mid-Band Ethernet being so widely easy to understand, this generally reduces the IT costs of a company due to not having to employ or contract out a T1 equipment expert. Ethernet is a pretty simple plug and play technology.

The third benefit is improved application performance and worker productivity. Since Mid-Band Ethernet is faster than a T1, employees are able to run your applications faster, hence making them more productive. By removing bottlenecks caused by lack of bandwidth, employees can be more productive by helping more customers per hour when their applications run quicker. This is especially critical in any call center or health care provider office.

The forth benefit is value. Mid-Band Ethernet has a lower cost per Megabit than a T1 or a bonded T1. The price is cheaper due to the fact that the loops are cheaper than a traditional T1. The loop cost for 8 twisted pairs runs the Mid-Band Ethernet provider about $50-60 dollars a month, where a T1 loop can cost the carrier anywhere from $75-275 per T1. A 3-Mbps Mid-Band Ethernet circuit can cost a consumer less than $400 where as a bonded T1 (3.0-Mbps) will cost a customer around $800-1000. There is a substantial savings by going with an Ethernet solution if a business requires 2-Mbps or more.

The fifth and final benefit is reliability. A T1 or bonded T1 is run over a pair of twisted copper wires. If one of those twisted wires gets cut or becomes damaged, then the entire T1 will not work. In the case of Mid-Band Ethernet, if one of the 8 twisted pair stops working, the customer would only lose the bandwidth over that pair. For example, if a customer has a 10-Mbps Mid-Band Ethernet circuit and one of the pairs stops working, the customer would not lose all of their bandwidth. The bandwidth would most likely be reduced to only 8-Mbps until the damaged wire was repaired. The automatic redundancy was built into the designed of this technology.

All in all, the benefits of Mid-Band Ethernet for a company that requires 2-Mbps+ cannot be ignored. T1s have been around for over 40+ years now as the standard in business communications, but with this newer, more economical, and more reliable technology called Mid-Band Ethernet, T1s may start to go the way of the dinosaur sooner rather than later.

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