|
 |
Did you know? |
|
|
There is no definition of how fast an internet connection should be before it is described as a broadband connection. (It’s a bit like asking how fast does a car have to be before it becomes a sports car?) However, most standard modems currently connect at 28 or 56kbps (where ‘kbps’ stands for kilo-bits per second, and a ‘bit’ is a single unit of information). But with a broadband connection, you’ll experience connection speeds of up to 2Mbps (megabits per second)!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Newest Article:
Satellite Internet Levels the Technological Playing Field for Rural Users Posted By : Matthew Pevensie |
|
|
Rural Internet users were left out of the high speed Internet revolution when DSL first came out. Phone and cable companies did not want to invest in the infrastructure that would be required to provide rural users with high speed broadband Internet.
Continue Article...
[ View MORE Articles ] |
|
|
|
> Live Broadband News... |
|
Candidatos al Premio al Inventor europeo 2010: Uso más racio
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:16:00 GMT
Este año optan al Premio al Inventor europeo 2010 doce candidatos de nueve países. La Oficina Europea de Patentes (OEP), en colaboración con la Comisión Europea, galardona cada año las invenciones más significativas con este prestigioso premio a la more...
Sys-Con Media
WIN A LAPTOP WITH BT MOBILE BROADBAND
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:30:00 GMT
PLUS 400 RUNNERS UP RECEIVE E-SAFEPROTECT@HOME SOFTWARE WORTH £35 EACH We have teamed up with e-safe Systems (www.esafeeducation.co.uk) so one lucky reader can win an Acer Netbook Laptop with Windows XP and preloaded with built-in BT Mobile Broadband more...
Mirror.co.uk
Online travel booking users exceeds 30 million in China
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:34:00 GMT
China's online travel booking users in 2009 reached 30.24 million, increasing 77.9 percent from the previous year, according to a report released recently by China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC). Ctrip, the one-stop China travel service, more...
People's Daily Online
UK Ministry of Defence selects Lexicon PR to provide online
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:58:00 GMT
orthrop Grumman/EADS team will not bid for the US Air Force Tanker replacement programme, following the announcement by its partner Northrop Grumman that they decided not to bid. ... read more more...
Defpro
Brits happy with online purchases
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:10:00 GMT
Brits are happy with what they buy online, according to a new survey from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). The research showed 60 per cent of shoppers are less likely to send back their online buys than their high street finds. more...
IT Pro UK
|
|
|
|
|
