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Business Definition for: Broadband

  • a class of transmission system that allows large amounts of data to be transferred at high speed

Wiktionary Definition for: Broadband

  • An internet connection with a much larger capacity than dial-up or ISDN.

Additional Resources

TelecomView Study Says Fixed WiMAX Gaining a Strong Foothold
SAN FRANCISCO -- WiMAX has already established itself as a viable technology for providing broadband data services. It is being used to bring broadband to developing countries, to compete with fixed broadband services, and to extend broadband to rural areas. TelecomView's new report Broadband Strategies for the Fixed Market identifies...
Tags: broadband, WiMAX
Research articles 2006-06-19
Vision Of Personal Broadband
This paper outlines the Broadband Working Group's consensus vision of what a personalized broadband experience should look like for users. Although broadband has already proven to be a popular service, examples from other technologies suggest that if broadband were to "Go personal" it could deliver an additional boost of value...
Tags: Broadband, Vision, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking
White papers 2006-01-01
TANDBERG Television announces intention to purchase N2 Broadband Inc.
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Research articles 2005-01-01
Hughes Network Systems provides broadband satellite system to Galaxy
Hughes Network Systems LLC, of Germantown, a supplier of broadband satellite services, said it provided a broadband satellite system to Galaxy Broadband Communications Inc., of Ontario, Canada. The system enables Galaxy Broadband to extend its broadband satellite service offerings beyond consumer Internet access to a wide range of commercial applications,...
Tags: broadband, satellite
Research articles 2007-04-12
Motive Publishes BROADBAND 2.0 Magazine for Next-Generation Service Providers; Premier Issue Now Available
AUSTIN, Texas -- Motive, Inc. (OTC:MOTV) today launched BROADBAND 2.0, the first magazine dedicated to supporting broadband service providers through the successful delivery and management of next-generation services such as IPTV and home networking. BROADBAND 2.0 showcases best practices and insights from industry leaders -- global service providers and their...
Tags: broadband, service provider
Research articles 2006-05-15
FCC ruling clears way for power-line broadband
Two important, but not universally popular, steps to promote access to broadband Internet services and encourage new facilities-based broadband platforms have been taken recently by the Federal Communications Commission.
Tags: broadband, FCC, powerline
Research articles 2004-10-29
EarthLink's Broadband Service Hits 50,000-Customer Milestone; EarthLink's Aggressive Broadband Push Solidifies Its Position Among the Top Tier of Broadband Providers
Business Editors
Tags: broadband, broadband service, EarthLink Inc.
Research articles 2000-04-24
Surviving and Winning in Broadband: The Unfolding European Broadband Story
Consumer broadband access is one of the few fixed-telecom products expected to show double digit growth rates in the next 3 years. But as the European market matures and competition increases, prices are declining and profit margins dwindling. This paper analyzes the business models and strategic options available to broadband...
Tags: Broadband, Consumer Broadband Access, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Capgemini
White papers 2004-03-01
NTL and Freeserve Sign Agreement to Deliver Broadband; UK's First Wholesale Broadband Cable Deal Announced Today; NTL Exceeds 200,000 Residential Broadband Customers
Business Editors
Tags: agreement, broadband, cable, NTL Inc.
Research articles 2002-05-13
Strategy Analytics: Germany Left Behind In Europe's Broadband Revolution; Germany's Internet Users Let Down By Lack Of Competition
BOSTON -- Broadband adoption in Germany trails badly behind the rest of Europe according to "Europe Surges Ahead on Broadband," the latest research from global research and consulting company Strategy Analytics. From the company's Broadband Media & Communications service this report reveals that Germany has the lowest level of broadband...
Tags: broadband, Internet, Strategy Analytics
Research articles 2005-07-26
Strategy Analytics: France Telecom Strengthens Position As Europe's Leading Broadband Service Provider; French Incumbent Reports 70 Percent Annual Subscriber Growth
LONDON -- France Telecom's broadband division, Wanadoo, is outperforming competitors in Europe's surging broadband market according to the latest "Broadband Service Provider Subscriber Database," published by Strategy Analytics' Broadband Media & Communications service. This interactive database summarizes quarterly subscriber growth trends for 67 major broadband service providers BSPs operating across...
Tags: broadband, broadband service, France Telecom, service provider, Strategy Analytics
Research articles 2005-11-21
Over Half of US Broadband Users Have Home Networks, Finds ABI Research
NEW YORK -- Today's broadband consumer is increasingly becoming a networked consumer, and more than half of broadband users in the United States today have some form of home network, according to a recent survey conducted by ABI Research. This growth - up from one third of broadband subscribers in...
Tags: ABI Research, broadband, home network, network
Research articles 2008-06-02
'Competing' Approaches to Broadband Law
Since the groundbreaking Telecommunications Act of 1996 became the law only six years ago, it is now generally accepted that broadband will play a critical role in the growth of the global economy. However, while penetration statistics reflect impressive growth in the broadband access market, most consumers continue to connect...
Tags: Telecommunications, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Broadband, Networking, Reed Elsevier Inc.
White papers 2003-06-27
Mid-Atlantic Broadband Cooperative Chooses Nortel Solutions to Extend Broadband Services to Rural Southside Virginia
DANVILLE, Va. -- Virginia Becomes First State to use Tobacco Settlement Funds to Build Open-Access Broadband Network
Tags: broadband, broadband service, Nortel Networks Corp.
Research articles 2005-10-19
VocalTec Announces Essentra BAX Broadband VoIP Access Platform
FORT LEE, N.J. -- --Enables Delivery of VoIP Services to Residential and SOHO/SME Customers Over Any Broadband Infrastructure (DSL, Cable, Fixed Wireless Broadband)
Tags: Microsoft Access
Research articles 2004-07-12
ABI Research Forecasts Broadband to Reach Almost Half a Billion Subscribers Worldwide by 2012
SINGAPORE -- Broadband Internet access is gradually becoming a defining characteristic of advanced industrialized economies, and broadband take rates have been increasing at a rapid pace across the world. The latest update to ABI Research's online Broadband Subscribers Database forecasts that the total number of DSL and cable broadband users...
Tags: ABI Research, broadband
Research articles 2007-02-12
BT and Yahoo! Extend Broadband Partnership; Companies Deepen Alliance to Offer Co-Branded Service to All BT Broadband Subscribers
SUNNYVALE, Calif. & LONDON -- BT and Yahoo! (Nasdaq:YHOO), a leading global Internet company, today announced they have signed a long-term extension of their strategic broadband partnership. The companies have also expanded their alliance to offer all new and existing BT Broadband customers the Yahoo! broadband experience starting on October...
Tags: alliance, British Telecommunications, broadband, Yahoo! Inc.
Research articles 2005-10-14
Tunisie Telecom Creates New Nationwide Broadband Network with Huawei and Redback; Broadband DSL for Consumer Access and Wholesale Needs
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Redback Networks Inc. (Nasdaq:RBAK), a leading provider of next-generation broadband networking systems, and Huawei Technologies Company Ltd., a global telecom infrastructure supplier, today announced that the Tunisie Telecom is creating a nationwide broadband network to bring ADSL broadband access and services to consumers and small businesses...
Tags: broadband, broadband network, DSL, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Microsoft Access, network, Redback Networks Inc.
Research articles 2004-10-26
Sify Broadband Crosses 100,000 Subscribers for Home Access
CHENNAI, India -- Sify Broadband, the retail Broadband access service from Sify Limited, India's leader in Internet, Networks and eCommerce Services company (Nasdaq:SIFY) announced today that its high-speed connectivity home users crossed 100,000 subscribers. This makes Sify Broadband one of the leaders in the retail broadband business in India.
Tags: broadband
Research articles 2005-06-23
Ericsson provides built-in HSPA mobile broadband technology for Lenovo notebook PCs
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Lenovo, the world's third largest PC maker, have aligned to provide mobile broadband modules based on HSPA - the world's most widely commercially deployed technology for mobile broadband. Select Lenovo ThinkPad notebooks will include ...
Tags: Ericsson Inc., HSPA, Lenovo Group Ltd., mobile, mobile broadband, notebook computer, PC
Research articles 2008-02-04
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