Digital communication technology in which (in contrast to baseband) the bandwidth (data carrying capacity) of a single medium such as a wire, cable, or channel is divided into several independent pathways. Using techniques such as frequency division multiplexing, broadband enables fast (45 Megabits per second or more) and simultaneous transmission of different signals (data, audio, video), and interconnection of different devices on a network.
Use 'broadband' in a Sentence
Despite broadband being the dominant choice of medium for the internet, many places in the world today still use dial-up, mostly in remote areas.
I have had broadband internet for years now but my friend that lives up north still doesn't know when it will be available for him.
I have to call IT support after lunch to fix my broadband connection because my internet is running very slow.
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