Monday, February 7, 2011

The wonders of Broadband Internet

By Ashish Gupta


If you were among the first users of an internet connection in the 90s, you'll definitely remember the use of the dial up modem. The sound of a modem trying to connect to a phone is probably ringing in your ears right now. The very act of connecting to the Internet used to be such a long process.

You would probably try at least five to ten times before successfully connecting to the Internet. Even after logging in, you could go and make a cup of tea before a Web page could open. And if by chance the connection speed was good, a simple phone call could cause it to disconnect immediately.

But who would have believed then that an internet connection could be as simple as turning on your computer or mobile device! Broadband internet services has made internet connections faster and simpler for everyone to use.

Broadband access to the Internet, which is shortened to "broadband" is a high speed data rate connection. Dial up connections were limited to 56kbit/sec typically and required the use of a telephone line. Comparatively broadband can deliver two times the speed of dial-up connection without blocking telephone lines.

In terms of telecommunications, broadband refers to a signalling method that includes or handles a relatively wide range of frequencies. These frequencies can be divided into channels or frequency ranges. The term is always relative, and in general a function of context. The ability of a broadband channel to transmit information depends on the width of the bandwidth.

ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) and cable internet are the standard technology used by broadband. There are new technologies, including VDSL (Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line) and pushing fiber optic connections to subscribers of cable systems and telephone.

Fiber optic communication is a key player in enabling access to broadband Internet. This makes the information transfer over long distances more cost effective than copper wire technology.

In areas where broadband cable or DSL is not in use, Wi-Fi is installed for community use. A number of municipalities have established municipal Wi-Fi networks to serve the entire city. Wi-Fi is used on a smaller scale to provide Internet access in offices and even for personal use at home.

As the number of Smartphones in the market is growing, the use of mobile broadband is becoming very popular. Since most of these smartphones are Wi-Fi enabled even shopping complexes allow customers to integrate with their Wi-Fi network. Cafes and restaurants also offer Wi-Fi at a certain price or for free to their customers.

There are a lot of Service Providers that offer very good plans for Broadband packages. These include plans for Business as well as for home use.




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