Voice T1

The OC48 internet lines is what is considered a midrange line. It sits midrange in terms of both speed as well as price when considering optical carriers. To give you an idea of the difference a T1 line can handle 1.54 mbps, a T3 can handle approximately 54 mbps and an OC48 can handle approximately 2.4 gbps. The price range for an OC48 is between 300 and $500,000 as a start up cost. This makes it viable only for larger global business applications. For comparison, most T-carrier lines start at about $10,000.

For most businesses, an OC48 line would not be a cost effective way to build telecommunications service because of the high cost. It also requires an ISP that can handle the amount of data transfer that will be allotted for this type of line.

 OC48 - Optical Carriers for Modern Communications

The first thing you may be asking is what exactly is an OC. An OC is an optical carrier. These are connections that can transmit voice and data through the use of fiber optic lines. This means that optical carriers can transmit both data or internet connections and voice connections.

They have a number of advantages over traditional carriers. One of them is the fact that there is a larger amount of bandwidth or load that OCs can handle over what traditional carriers are capable of, they also are faster than traditional carriers are. Optical carriers are usually used by businesses and primarily by ones that have international locations. Since optical carriers can handle voice T1’s, data, large transfers at high rates of speed and can be exchanged via wireless services.