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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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Time4aNAP
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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...
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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
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