Can anyone give me a rough idea of how much more expensive it is, overall, to implement SS7 instead of PRI for a new installation needing about 46 circuits?
My knowledge of SS7 is a bit limited, but from what I understand it requires a bit of extra gear that tends to be pricy, and that it can use a full T1 for signalling.. but does it require a full DS1 of bandwidth? I did read somewhere that in spite of added equipment costs that SS7 service can be cheaper to provision and cheaper per month than PRI.
Just kinda curious if it's worth it. Direct SMS would be useful, and SS7 does sound like the bees knees, but I'm not sure if the cost / technical overhead of it should preclude me from spending the time investigating it further. From all I've heard so far, it's expensive and supporting it is more involved technically.
Input muc[h] appreciated!
My knowledge of SS7 is a bit limited, but from what I understand it requires a bit of extra gear that tends to be pricy, and that it can use a full T1 for signalling.. but does it require a full DS1 of bandwidth? I did read somewhere that in spite of added equipment costs that SS7 service can be cheaper to provision and cheaper per month than PRI.
Just kinda curious if it's worth it. Direct SMS would be useful, and SS7 does sound like the bees knees, but I'm not sure if the cost / technical overhead of it should preclude me from spending the time investigating it further. From all I've heard so far, it's expensive and supporting it is more involved technically.
Input muc[h] appreciated!