While cheaper methods of connectivity, such as ADSL, have been available for some time, that’s been unsuitable for larger companies, as the service tends to be unreliable in terms of its speed.<\/p>\n
However, Technology Concepts claims it has a solution to that problem by bonding multiple ADSL lines along with some clever engineering on a network to make ADSL a viable connectivity option for larger corporates.<\/p>\n
Technology Concepts MD Wayne de Nobrega says the company has set up a dedicated service that avoids all the bottlenecks that plague existing ADSL services. In addition, by “bonding” up to five ADSL lines together, it’s possible to provide a theoretical 20Mbps (using five 4Mbps ADSL lines) of bandwidth into a single location.<\/p>\n
In addition to giving a company more bandwidth, the linked ADSL lines also provide more bandwidth out of the organisation, enabling back-ups to be processed faster and files and emails sent quicker.<\/p>\n
Says De Nobrega: “We’re targeting the service at two main markets – companies looking for fast, cost-effective Internet access and those looking to connect a number of branches to a head office.”<\/p>\n
De Nobrega quotes a number of examples to illustrate the cost effectiveness of the service, but says that in a typical example of a company using a 1Mbps leased line from Telkom, it could create a better service using the bonded ADSL solution for one-third of the cost.<\/p>\n
“While there are systems elsewhere that offer the same service, they require the service provider to put equipment in the exchange – something that’s impossible in SA,” he says.<\/p>\n