wasilko@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Jeff Wasilko) (08/27/89)
I am looking for some information on the telephone system in England. We are making a proposal to a newspaper in southern England for the installation of our newspaper editing system (which is PC-based and uses the Proteon Pronet-10 token ring network). The problem we are facing involves the quality and reliability of the telephone network in the UK. The installation will be spread out over three buildings in a city. Our normal method of connecting sites is via a Microcom AX9624 modem using proprietary protocols, but the client has expressed concern about using the dial-up network. I'd appreciate any experiences people have had with the telephone network in the UK. Another alternative we have available to us is a Proteon microwave link, but we are not sure we we can get a line-of-sight from location to location. I understand that the Proteon microwave link utilizes 4 T1 channels out of the 25 that exist on the microwave link. We are considering the possibility of using four T1 landlines between the sites. Does anyone know if T1 lines are available in the UK? Thank you in advance for your help. Jeff Wasilko Information International Los Angeles, CA 213-390-8611 x322 wasilko@netcom.uucp (preferred) jjw@pak.uunet