Broadband Internet access, often shortened to "broadband Internet" or just "broadband" is a high data-transmission rate internet connection. DSL and cable modem, both popular consumer broadband technologies, are typically capable of transmitting 256 kilobits per second or more, approximately nine times the speed of a modem using a standard digital telephone line. Broadband Internet access became a rapidly developing market in many areas in the early 2000s; one study found that broadband Internet usage in the Unite ...

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• Broadband Internet access - Satellite Internet
• Broadband Internet access - Remote DSL
• Broadband Internet access - DSL repeater
• Broadband Internet access - Power-Line Internet
• Broadband Internet access - Wireless ISP
• Broadband Internet access - T-1/DS-1
• Broadband Internet access - Broadband issues by country
• Broadband Internet access - Australia
• Broadband Internet access - Brazil
• Broadband Internet access - Canada
• Broadband Internet access - France
• Broadband Internet access - Hong Kong
• Broadband Internet access - Ireland
• Broadband Internet access - India
• Broadband Internet access - Japan
• Broadband Internet access - Malta
• Broadband Internet access - New Zealand
• Broadband Internet access - Singapore
• Broadband Internet access - South Korea
• Broadband Internet access - Sweden
• Broadband Internet access - United Kingdom
• Broadband Internet access - United States

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The standard technology in most areas is DSL, followed by cable modem. Newer technologies for twisted pair phone lines such as VDSL and pushing fiber optic connections closer to the subscriber in both telephone and cable plants are opening up the possibility of higher performance for streaming data, such as audio and video streams. There are now many streaming audio services, and several streaming video services. In a few of the many areas not served by cable or ADSL, commu ...

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Broadband Internet access, Broadband Internet access - Overview, Broadband Internet access - Technology, Broadband Internet access - Satellite Internet, Broadband Internet access - Remote DSL, Broadband Internet access - DSL repeater, Broadband Internet access - Power-Line Internet, Broadband Internet access - Wireless ISP, Broadband Internet access - T-1/DS-1, Broadband Internet access - Broadband issues by country, Broadband Internet access - Australia, Broadband Internet access - Brazil, Broadband Internet access - Canada, Broadband Internet access - France, Broadband Internet access - Hong Kong, Broadband Internet access - Ireland, Broadband Internet access - India, Broadband Internet access - Japan, Broadband Internet access - Malta, Broadband Internet access - New Zealand, Broadband Internet access - Singapore, Broadband Internet access - South Korea, Broadband Internet access - Sweden, Broadband Internet access - United Kingdom, Broadband Internet access - United States

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Broadband is often called high-speed Internet, because it usually has a high rate of data. In general, any connection to the customer of 256 kbit/s (0.256 Mbit/s) or more is considered broadband Internet. The International Telecommunication Union Standardization Sector (ITU-T) recommendation I.113 has defined broadband as a transmission capacity that is faster than primary rate ISDN, at 1.5 to 2 Mbit/s. The FCC definition of broadband is 200 kbit/s (0.2 Mbit/s) in one direction, and advanced broadband is at least 200 kbit/s in both di ...

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Broadband Internet access, Broadband Internet access - Overview, Broadband Internet access - Technology, Broadband Internet access - Satellite Internet, Broadband Internet access - Remote DSL, Broadband Internet access - DSL repeater, Broadband Internet access - Power-Line Internet, Broadband Internet access - Wireless ISP, Broadband Internet access - T-1/DS-1, Broadband Internet access - Broadband issues by country, Broadband Internet access - Australia, Broadband Internet access - Brazil, Broadband Internet access - Canada, Broadband Internet access - France, Broadband Internet access - Hong Kong, Broadband Internet access - Ireland, Broadband Internet access - India, Broadband Internet access - Japan, Broadband Internet access - Malta, Broadband Internet access - New Zealand, Broadband Internet access - Singapore, Broadband Internet access - South Korea, Broadband Internet access - Sweden, Broadband Internet access - United Kingdom, Broadband Internet access - United States

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