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Bandwidth for Hosted VoIP, Demystified
“How much bandwidth do I need?” Fortunately, it’s not THAT complicated to figure out. On DSCI’s webinar on “The Business Benefits of Hosted VoIP” last week, we saw some really interesting questions...
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E-Rate Season is Here!
A couple of weeks ago, I watched as my three girls climbed on to the big yellow bus for their first day of school. We’re all familiar with the appearance of buses (and accompanying traffic) marking...
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Tired of Wrestling with Internet Bandwidth Issues?
Since my last post explaining Internet Bandwidth was the #1 DSCI blog post of 2013, I am following it up with another blog on the fascinating topic of Internet bandwidth. This time, I will explain the...
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Schools & Libraries: It’s Time to File Your Form 470 and Form 471
For schools and libraries participating in the E-Rate program, this is an important time of year: it’s time to post an FCC Form 470 and get ready to file Form 471. So, just what are these forms? Form...
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Upgrading Your Metro Ethernet Circuit
DSCI strives to provide our customers with the products and services that best suit their needs. Our Metro Ethernet product is no different. We work with our customers to determine their bandwidth...
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What is Metro Ethernet? A Definition Better than Wikipedia’s
If you’ve done some Googling to learn about Metro Ethernet, you’ve probably gotten lost in a sea of Wikipedia articles full of obscure terms like “autonegotiation” and “sub-50ms convergence.” Here’s a...
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MassBroadband 123 Network is Open for Business!
Entering Springfield, MA (Image: Wikimedia Commons) This February, the Axia MassBroadband 123 network build project was completed. This marked the culmination of several years of planning and...
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Bandwidth Meters: There Can Be Only One!
“Why is it that I get different results every time I try a different bandwidth meter?” When running an Internet bandwidth test you need to understand a few things that can impact your results:...
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Is Your SIP Secure?
I’ve been using DSCI’s hosted communications services for close to 10 years now, on dozens of devices and over hundreds of networks. For the way I communicate and the things I communicate about, I’ve...
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E-Rate Update for 2015
The FCC recently adjusted E-Rate rules to reduce funding and allocate only $5 billion for broadband within schools and libraries over the next five years. Yes, E-Rate is changing, but don’t panic! If...
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