At Global Comm we help you procure the right data solution to meet your company's ever-changing needs and demands.

DIA

DIA (Dedicated Internet Access) is connectivity from a customer's location to the Internet. DIA is comprised of two separate components: the local loop and the DIA port. The local loop is the actual connectivity from the customer's physical location to their DIA provider's POP. This loop can be ordered through their DIA provider or it can be a customer provided loop ordered through the customer's RBOC or LEC. The DIA port is literally the portal that allows for the Internet access.

Global Comm offers DIA from a variety of providers with speeds ranging from 128Kbps on a T1 loop to a 2488 Mbps OC48 so businesses can choose the speed and price point that best suits them. DIA can also be value added with features like domain and website hosting. For the service conscientious customer, an integrated T1 providing fractional Internet service with long distance access is available in many areas.

Point to Point

Point to Point circuits, also known as Private Lines, are circuits that are utilized as connectivity between two locations. Customers can utilize this technology to connect host and remote location or locations in a secure dedicated connection WAN instead of using a service like FRS (Frame Relay Service) or ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode).

Point to point circuits can also be used by the customer to connect to a provider's POP for DIA or Dedicated Voice applications when provisioned through their RBOC or LEC as a "customer provided loop".

This allows the customer to maintain control of their connectivity with the ability to move to a different provider POP if necessary. Point to point circuit is distance sensitive, meaning that the price for the circuit will be dependant on the mileage between the two locations that are to be connected. Point to point circuits can be provisioned in full bandwidth allocations ranging from T1/DS1 (1.544Mbps) to OC48 (2488Mbps). Global Comm asseses each customer's unique needs and builds a custom solution that offers the fastest connection at the lowest price.

VPN

A VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a way to use a public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide remote offices or individual users with secure access to their organization's network. A virtual private network can be contrasted with an expensive system of owned or leased lines that can only be used by one organization. The goal of a VPN is to provide the organization with the same capabilities, but at a much lower cost.

A VPN works by using the shared public infrastructure while maintaining privacy through security procedures and tunneling protocols such as the Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP). In effect, the protocols, by encrypting data at the sending end and decrypting it at the receiving end, send the data through a "tunnel" that cannot be "entered" by data that is not properly encrypted. An additional level of security involves encrypting not only the data, but also the originating and receiving network addresses.

DSL

Global Comm provides data solutions of all sizes. DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) is a technology for bringing high-bandwidth information to homes and small businesses over ordinary copper telephone lines. A DSL line can carry both data and voice signals and the data part of the line is continuously connected. xDSL refers to different variations of DSL, such as ADSL, HDSL, and RADSL. Assuming your home or small business is close enough to a telephone company central office that offers DSL service, you may be able to receive data at rates up to 6.1 megabits (millions of bits) per second (of a theoretical 8.448 megabits per second), enabling continuous transmission of online content. More typically, individual connections will provide from 1.544 Mbps to 512 Kbps downstream and about 128 Kbps upstream. DSL is expected to replace ISDN in many areas and to compete with the cable modem in bringing multimedia and 3-D to homes and small businesses.

MPLS

MPLS is a technology, not a service. Most carriers run MPLS underneath a wide range of services, including Frame Relay, Wide-Area Ethernet, Native IP and ATM. The advantages accrue primarily to the carrier. User benefits include lower cost in most cases, greater control over networks, and more detailed QoS. In fact, QoS is the primary reason IT executives opt for MPLS. Global Comm is very familiar with this technology and can determine if utilizing MPLS is an option for your company.

 

If your organization would like to learn how Global Comm can help you with your telecommunications needs, contact us today.