What Is an ISDN Internet Service?
ISDN, known as Integrated Services Digital Network, provides Internet services with the ability to transmit voice, data and multimedia. This became a step forward from the traditional dial-up Internet service most people used at the end of the 20th century.DefinitionISDN provides a set of communication standards for the Internet which adds features previously unavailable in traditional telephone systems. It gives you access to packet switched networks, letting you send not only voice, but also data across the world.HistoryThe first guidelines for ISDN were established in 1984 in a proposal made by the International Telephone and Telegraph Consultative Committee (CCITT). The telephone-based service did not come about fully until the early 1990s.BenefitsUnlike standard dial-up Internet, ISDN offers the ability to talk on the phone while surfing the net. In fact, ISDN was one of the first services to offer this.FeaturesDigital communications through ISDN provide you with much clearer conv