Posts tagged Ethernet

Ethernet or Not Ethernet

Ethernet is becoming ever more popular than ever.  What is even more enticing, the Carriers are getting more competitive with their Ethernet offerings than traditional services.  Today Intelletrace is selling a 10meg Internet Ethernet for less than 4.5megs of Internet bonded T1′s.  It is a great product when it is working. Low equipment costs, plug and play, and a lot of bandwidth which can be very cost efficient. However, like most products which are technology related, they break. Companies need to realize, that Ethernet services are simply harder to troubleshoot and often can be down for twice as long as your traditional services.  Companies must consider a back-up service, whether it is wireless, dsl, or an inexpensive hard line.  The companies who do not prepare for this, will find their company will be shut down and lose hours of productivity. 

The Carriers will need to get better in troubleshooting these services.  To most of the Carriers, it has only been around a few years, where as the traditional T1 has been around for 20 years.  I see Ethernet services becoming even more popular in 2011.

Making the Experience Suck Less!

Let’s face it. Telecommunications is complicated and it is getting more complicated. There are many different types of services and ways to get Internet or have offices talk to other offices. Ethernet, DSL, Cable, Sonet, Copper, Wave, etc…. There are many different ways to receive your services and many different ways to order. The forms are all different for each service and the sometimes the equipment to make the services work are different too.  The install process can be confusing, long, and painful. Often times, customer are caught in the dark of what is really going on or even reaching somebody who does know what they are doing. Let’s face it, the experience sucks? It is almost as bas as buying a new car.  I am not saying Intelletrace does not experience the same problems with our vendors and we often do our best to hide the issues.  We do have issues, and probably more of it, since we are ordering 10 to 20 new lines every month.   Bottom line, we are working hard to make the experience suck less and meet the project deadlines of our customers. Competitive pricing, same network, experience people who answer the phone, and the process sucks less. Sounds like a good deal to me.  Does somebody know a car dealer who can offer this too?  :)   

Happy Labor Day.