Hi Watson,
Watson Kambo wrote:
> Guys please enlighten me; are we talking MBs' or Mbs'?
Mbps
> If my connection is 1Mb is this the connection all the way to the net, say
> for example Safcom offers me 2Mb is this the speed to the net?
NO!. This is your allocation based on time share. That means if the
whole 2Mbps is available then you get that all the way to the net, if
other users allocated 2Mbps are using the link at the same time, then
you get to share it equally amongst the number of users in your group
that means if ratio is 1:10 - then you get to about 200Kbps etc etc.
There may also be limitation on your local loop circuit (point to point
link) from your office/home to the Service provider. If the base station
in the wireless case has interference, over-subscription, back-haul
issues, then you are likely to have problems getting 2Mbps even when you
should to the net.
The third point would be how well your client end is able to efficiently
utilize the 2Mbps. I have seen instances where windows updates, viruses
and other apps have consumed a larger share of the bandwidth to slow
down stuff. Also you need to do some O/S specific optimization stuff to
ensure that its able to take advantage of the availed capacity without
competition or restraint from itself.
> Are there diffrent costs to the Band width; If I wanted to link up my
> offices say in Mombasa Kisumu Nairobi .. this is kind of local content...
Linking branches would require you to buy point-to-point based on what
you want to run on it, you may want to buy circuits from infrastructure
providers to get the actual capacity (un-contended) or carry it over a
contended circuit but push for some quality assurance from your ISP. Bro
have pros and cons its all dependent on what you want to achieve.
If
> I had a an Office say in London, Cairo that would mean am using the Undersea
> cable are they sold diffrently...
>
Yes and you would similarly take options as above either buy
point-2-point circuits (which normally turns out to be expensive) or
have this running over the commodity internet only tagged as private
traffic (mpls) or some VPN solution that maybe sold to you. This option
will always turn out cheaper than buying actual circuits. Its also
easier on the maintenance front since its an oursourced service to the
provider.
> Sorry forgive my ignorance I am not in the Know of these things...
>
HTH.
Mich