broadband internet
Fast home connection
Broadband internet is high-speed internet access that transmits data much faster than older dial-up connections.
The term distinguishes always-on connections—cable, fiber optic, DSL, satellite—from the slow, phone-line-dependent internet of the 1990s.
Most households now have broadband.
Often shortened to just broadband: Do you have broadband yet?
- modemsData transmission devices
- 5G networksLatest wireless communication technology
- DSLTelephone-line broadband service
- video streamingReal-time digital playback
- binge watchingViewing multiple episodes consecutively
IPv6 · connectivity · coaxial cables · telemedicine · cloud computing · smart home · e-learning platforms · infrastructure costs · net neutrality · DNS servers · bandwidth · TCP/IP · satellites · fiber optic · high speed · online gaming · smartphones · Wi-Fi
- Canadian TelecomRogers, Shaw, Fido, Virgin Mobile, wireless carriers
broadband internetdial-up
Phone-line internet connection
dial-up internet · dial-up connection · narrowband · 56k modem · slow internet