BROADBAND

 BROADBAND:

A broadband medium is the one that simultaneously carries several channels that are separated using frequency division multiplexing. This term is also used as a synonym for broadband Internet connection. A broadband Internet connection is one that has connection speeds above the normal dial up and ISDN connections, i.e., speeds above 128 kb/s.

In some countries, the speed goes up to 1 Mb/s for home users and even higher for business users. These high speeds make it possible to have higher data transfer rates as well as higher performance while streaming data such as audio and video streams. It also makes it possible to use P2P file sharing software.