United We Stand: The Power of Aggregated Broadband

Bandwidth aggregation products, such as WAN link controllers, enable a business to purchase multiple low-cost network connections (i.e. DSL, cable, fiber, wireless, etc.) and combine them to give it the total bandwidth required. The customer can then easily and flexibly add bandwidth as the organization's Internet usage increases.

As an organization grows, so does the number of employees, partners and customers that use its network. A company may find itself needing more bandwidth to connect its organization to the Internet, or new leased line connections for its remote offices. However, a small to medium-sized enterprise's (SME) Internet bandwidth requirements may not have grown quite enough to move up to the next level of connectivity, such as replacing a T1 with a T3 or bonded-T1. There is a cost-effective alternative using WAN link controllers that aggregate bandwidth - automatically load balancing traffic among multiple Internet connections to ensure optimal network performance, and providing connection failover for reliable Internet connectivity.

Today, most organizations in urban and suburban areas use broadband and/or more reliable dedicated leased lines for Internet connectivity. Over the last several years, T1 connections have come down significantly in price but still cost an average of US$400 per month. In more remote areas, a T1 connection can still cost upwards of $2,000 per month. This is a cost that many SMEs can't afford. Their alternative is to use lower-cost but less reliable broadband connections such as cable, DSL, fiber and wireless.

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