 ajc18aka IGnatius T Foobar
join:2000-05-06
Mount Kisco, NY | Nearly everyone defines "broadband" incorrectly. Nearly everyone defines "broadband" incorrectly. The term actually has nothing to do with speed. Broadband refers to the transmission of multiple signals over multiple frequency bands. The cable side of your cable modem is broadband; the Ethernet side isn't.
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | The word broadband unfortunately has taken on the definition of "speed" in regards to a connection to the Internet. "Speed" doesn't change much as it will be the speed of electrons over copper, light through plastic, and/or the switching mechanism that connects everything. We should more correctly define the "throughput" of a connection. |
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said by ajc18:Nearly everyone defines "broadband" incorrectly. The term actually has nothing to do with speed. Broadband refers to the transmission of multiple signals over multiple frequency bands. The cable side of your cable modem is broadband; the Ethernet side isn't. Actually broadband is a very loose and relative term. As long as a relatively broad band of frequencies is being used to carry intelligence (voice, data, video etc) it is broadband.
Notice the term "relatively" which means that broadband is as broad (or narrow) as you want it to be. |
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davePremium,MVM
join:2000-05-04
not in ohio
kudos:7 | reply to ajc18
Agreed. Broadband is not about speed.
Is this the same people that think you can legislate that pi equals 3?
People would be better served if words like "high speed Internet access" had a legal meaning. |
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