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BIGMIKE
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What is broadband?

Various definers of broadband have assigned a minimum data rate to the term. Here are a few:

* Newton's Telecom Dictionary: "...greater than a voice grade line of 3 KHz...some say [it should be at least] 20 KHz."
* Jupiter Communications: at least 256 Kbps.
* IBM Dictionary of Computing: A broadband channel is "6 MHz wide."
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permalink · 2007-06-14 19:11:20 · Reply to this
Time4aNAP
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Re: What is broadband?

said by BIGMIKE See Profile :

* IBM Dictionary of Computing: A broadband channel is "6 MHz wide."
LOL...I'm going to see what's on the broadband tube...
permalink · 2007-06-15 00:27:14 · Reply to this

tschmidt
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 The term as used in computer speak is grossly abused.

In reality it has nothing to do with bits per second rather the width of the channel in Hertz. But I digress.

There really ought to be another term coined that denotes channel speed in bits per second.

/Tom
permalink · 2007-06-15 08:19:15 · Reply to this
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