Why Switch to an MPLS Service?
In your company more people come to you complaining about the speed of your frame relay service, they tell you it has become tremendously slow and the whole system is completely inflexible and has become excessively expensive to run. You have heard that over the last few years a new type of network is being implemented that has been quickly replacing the frame relay network that is faster and far more economical. Known as an MPLS service or network more and more companies are using this system to connect all of their locations on one network allowing them to take advantage of the latest in communications technology.
Since there are many products including Cisco who use the label MPLS you need to be careful to choose the right MPLS service for your needs. Many of these services only provide you with partial implementation of the full range of quality of service and support needed to cover the diverse range of services used in a properly implemented MPLS network. To make sure that you get the best service for your money you need to make sure that you choose a major supplier for your company.
In places like the US, Asia and Europe MPLS service is the number one service being offered by most global telecommunications companies and is the leading choice when companies implement new WAN systems throughout their facilities.
Before jumping into an MPLS service you need to compare the cost of it versus the costs of various legacy technologies to make sure you are going to save money in the long run. In many cases a service provider might simply sell you on the concept because “this is what everyone is doing these days”, without actually taking the time to see if it is right for you.
You should consider these things when you are considering upgrading to an MPLS, your existing and future bandwidth needs, the need for more bandwidth on demand and how far apart your needs are the further apart the offices are the more an MPLS service will be advantageous as the MPLS connections are not affected by distance from the exchange.
With such a diverse variety of technology being used in today’s WAN and MPLS service is becoming the network technology of today and the future. Services like VOIP and video conferencing that must be able to connect to older legacy networks have become commonplace in the business world and to cope with this more and more businesses are migrating to MPLS every year a trend which is not expected to stop anywhere in the foreseeable future.
In the US every major supplier of communications bandwidth is pushing MPLS service as they try to get everyone on one simple system some like Sprint are getting rid of the frame relay system completely. However in order to be able to take full advantage of everything that MPLS has to offer, every site in your company must be on MPLS.
If your company is ready to switch up to an MPLS service and you need expert help to find the right service to fit your company’s needs contact Mpls Mpls. There staff of trained agents can help you find the service that is right for your company and will help you to work with a list of carriers to make sure you are going to get the best value for the money you have to invest.