bigpoppa Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Hey I was wondering how hosting companies are able to provide 500kb/s upload speeds for file downloads? What is their connection called and how much does it cost roughly per month? Do you need to have a special location to use it? Anything related would help a bunch. Thanks. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/22942-web-server-speed/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_P Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 Data Centers (hosting companies), cable and internet providers, and smaller communications companies buy large bandwidth pipes from the big telecommunications carriers like AT&T, Level 3, etc. These carriers come in multiple flavors including DS-X (Digital Signal) and OC (Optical Carrier) -n.Digital signal carriers are supported by satellite or terrestrial based infrastructure and can carry data at rates up to 560Mbps per connection.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ds3http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci212004,00.htmlOptical carriers are supported by global, fiber optic networks with commercial speeds up to 2488 Mbps. OC-12 is a network line with transmission speeds of up to 621.84 Mbps, used by many ISP's and WANs and commonly used by mid-sized web hosting companies.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_Carrierhttp://www.level3.com/userimages/DotCom/pdf/High_Speed_IP_e_brochure.pdfUsually the major providers only have connections in major cities. Regional ISP's and telecommunications commonly sell DS and OC connections to distribute them out over a wide area but generally they cost more. If you're interested in this, my advise would be to call up your telecommunications co. and tell them of your needs. Careful as these connections are very expensive. DS3 cxn's start at around $2,000/mo. whereas OC3 cxn's will run you around $20,000/mo. If you plan to hang with the big boys, then a reliable OC12 cxn will run you upwards of $300,000/mo. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/22942-web-server-speed/#findComment-104123 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppa Posted October 5, 2006 Author Share Posted October 5, 2006 HOLY SHIT!!! thats alotta money how do hosting companies make a dime? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/22942-web-server-speed/#findComment-104576 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_P Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 Usually you start with multiple T1/Cable lines and scale up to meet bandwidth needs as your customer base and revenues grow. In some cases telecommunications co.'s will sell fractions of DS and OC connections for a discount price. Its not like upstarts just go out and buy one of these connections... unless you have a lot of venture capital to burn. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/22942-web-server-speed/#findComment-104714 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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