Welcome to Broadband Internet
Boost Broadband Internet Speed Article
This is a selection made from among articles on Boost Broadband Internet Speed. For a permanent link to this article, or to bookmark it for future reading, click here.
from:
Broadband: The Death Of Dial-Up?
By Michael Russell
With all the technologies in use today over the Web, like animation and video streaming, broadband access has certainly become a necessity for those who would like to take full advantage of the offerings on the Web.
However, the early adopters of the Internet, back in the 90s, only had one way of getting on-line from home and that was by dial-up access. Dial-up access uses a device called a modem (modulation-demodulation) that makes use of the telephone wires to transmit and receive the zeros and ones that computers understand. The fastest speed that a dial-up modem can receive and transmit data is about 56Kbps (Kilo bits per second) - that's 56,000 bps.
This may sound quite slow but believe it or not, 56Kbps was considered FAST in those days. It was more than enough speed where E-mail was the most popular application and Web pages, being quite new, were mostly just text and pictures. The only downside was that if you went online by using your modem, your telephone line became busy, so most heavy users were forced to get a second telephone subscription.
As the Web slowly grew to what it is now, by supporting animation, video and voice, dial-up access quickly became a frustrating experience for the Web users. This is the first warning sign that dial-up would soon be a thing of the past. The demand for faster access grew and just like in any market where demand is high, supply quickly followed. Although broadband was already available in the late 90s, broadband service was still expensive and only available in very limited areas.
The telephone companies were the first to provide wide spread broadband service, which allowed 10x the speed of dial-up access over the same telephone line. That's a speed of between 512Kbps to 768Kbps, a significant difference in user experience when accessing the Web. The most common technology the telephone companies used to deliver broadband service to the home is called DSL (Digital Subscriber Line), which comes in different "flavors" like ADSL or SDSL. In either case, it's still based on the DSL technology.
With DSL broadband, both data and voice are able to share the same copper wire of the telephone in your homes in such a way that even if you're online surfing the Web, your telephone would still be usable. That means no need for that second telephone subscription. One other advantage of broadband technology is that it is always "on", meaning it is always connected to the Internet. You don't have to dial before you can use it and neither do you have to disconnect to use the telephone.
Broadband is definitely gaining acceptance around the globe. In some countries, the monthly fees for a telephone line are given for FREE if the customer subscribes to the broadband service. Also, other service sectors are starting to offer their own technology to provide broadband solutions to home consumers, like the Digital Cable companies and believe it or not, even the Electric companies. Even cell phone service companies are now moving offering broadband access for your mobile phone.
Today, there may still be more dial-up users than broadband users at home, but the second half of this decade may prove to be the last days of dial-up access.
Michael Russell
Your Independent guide to Broadband
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Michael_Russell
http://EzineArticles.com/?Broadband:-The-Death-Of-Dial-Up?&id=379598
Boost Broadband Internet Speed Specific links
Boost Broadband Internet Speed News
Could consumers own their internet connections? - CBC News
Internet users could boost the value of their homes by buying fibre connections to them, according to a report. (Uwe Lein/Associated Press) What's the best way to ensure "net neutrality?" Tim Wu, the Columbia Law School professor and Toronto native ...
Read more...Merkel Promotes Measured Response to Economic Crisis - Deutsche Welle
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told a CDU party members that her government would not take part in a competition to find ways to spend billions of euros to boost the flagging economy. "We will not take part in a competition to outdo one another with ...
Read more...Eircom loses out as 3 Ireland wins €40m contract for high-speed ... - Independent
The Government is to award 3 Ireland the contract to deploy the long-awaited €40m National Broadband Scheme (NBS) -- shunning the only other remaining bidder, former state-owned telco Eircom . The NBS aims to bring high-speed internet services to ...
Read more...Kit Carson, TaosNet mull joint venture - Taos News
Both TaosNet and Kit Carson Telecom would like to get a chunk of Qwest’s Internet business, and TaosNet’s primary owner thinks they should merge to do so. If negotiations begin, forprofit TaosNet would bring to the table a loyal customer base, a ...
Read more...Group forms to improve high-speed Internet access - Shelbyville Times-Gazette
Local leaders, including County Mayor Eugene Ray and Shelbyville Mayor Wallace Cartwright, heard a report last week about statewide effort to bring high-speed Internet "to every home, school, organization and business." Ray said this morning that ...
Read more...Brussels wants more money for broadband - EurActiv.com
The European Commission is seeking to earmark an additional €1 billion over the next two years to spur investment in high-speed Internet as a means of helping the recession-hit EU economy to recover from the financial crisis. High-speed Internet ...
Read more...Mformation to support advanced Mobile WiMAX service in Japan - RF Design
Mformation Technologies Inc. announced that UQ Communications has selected the MFORMATION SERVICE MANAGER to provide seamless device management capabilities for new WiMAX-capable devices as part of the rollout of its WiMAX network. The UQ ...
Read more...And Now, a Peek at Google's D.C. Agenda - InternetNews.com
The search giant that built its name and empire on a superior technical platform to help people retrieve information from the Web is wading deeper into the policy arena with each passing year. With a new administration taking shape in Washington, D.C ...
Read more...Digital Media - CNET News
Television as we know is about to change drastically in the U.S. in February when broadcasters switch solely to transmitting digital signals. And even though there are many benefits to this transition, there are also a few downsides. Here's the ...
Read more...Blockbuster launches new Set-Top Box; MediaPoint player - The Money Times
United States, November 26: Now you get another good option while browsing the on demand movies market on net, which otherwise is majorly dominated by Netflix. Blockbuster, the famous online DVD-rental chain, in collaboration with 2Wire has launched ...
Read more...