broadband
IPA: brˈɔdbænd
noun
- (telecommunications) A wide band of electromagnetic frequencies
- (Internet) An internet connection provisioned over an existing service using alternate signal frequencies such as ADSL or cable modem.
adjective
- (telecommunications) Of, pertaining to, or carrying a wide band of electromagnetic frequencies
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Examples of "broadband" in Sentences
- Your broadband is the same as my current DSL here (Atlanta).
- The term broadband commonly refers to high-speed Internet access.
- You wrote "Your broadband is the same as my current DSL here (Atlanta)."
- He explained that the term broadband commonly refers to high-speed Internet access, defining broadband service as data transmission speeds exceeding 200 kilobits per second
- The term broadband describes the data transfer rates but does not describe the under lying technology (physical and data link layer) used to achieve high data transfer rates.
- Our philosophy has been the broadband is a platform of innovation and thus there will emerge new applications from the proliferation of fat pipes - whether they are wired or wireless.
- The term broadband does not actually refer to the increased speed of an ADSL internet connection but the fact that the cable going from your house to the exchange is used for different things at the same time; voice calls and the internet.
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