broadband

adjective broad·band \ ˈbrȯd-ˌband \

|Updated on: 23 Jul 2018

Definition of broadband

1 : operating at, responsive to, or comprising a wide band of frequencies

a broadband radio antenna

2 : of, relating to, or being a high-speed communications network and especially one in which a frequency range is divided into multiple independent channels for simultaneous transmission of signals (such as voice, data, or video)

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broadband

noun

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Recent Examples of broadband from the Web

Currently Comcast sells Xfinity Instant TV with 10-plus channels including local ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, PBS and other channels — plus broadband service — for $39.99 monthly.

— mike snider, USA TODAY, "More Netflix rivals are about to launch thanks to the AT&T-Time Warner merger," 15 June 2018
Commercial geostationary satellite operators also have started to hedge their bets by entering the market for smaller, largely broadband satellites.

— samantha masunaga, latimes.com, "Southern California suppliers learn to adjust to slowdown in satellite orders," 23 May 2018
Chattanooga built its own municipal broadband service and subsequently experienced an economic boom.

— alex shephard, The New Republic, "A Public Option for the Internet," 8 May 2018
In November an additional 19 cities and counties throughout the state approved financing to study the feasibility of their own municipal broadband projects.

— larry greenemeier, Scientific American, "Net Neutrality Loss Could Rekindle ISP Alternatives for Internet Access," 8 Jan. 2018
Farm management software is now a $1.6 billion industry, even though broadband connectivity issues still plague large swaths of rural America, including Pennsylvania.

— jason nark, Philly.com, "Down on the farm with the robots and drones," 5 July 2018
Starry uses a type of extremely high-frequency radio technology to deliver broadband Internet service at speeds rivaling those from landline broadband companies such as Comcast Corp. and Verizon Communications.

— hiawatha bray, BostonGlobe.com, "Boston Internet service Starry, aiming to take on its bigger rivals, raises $100 million," 5 July 2018
Such an order would also deny broadband Internet service to farms, schools, and hospitals that have no other means to get it.

— donald a. purdy jr., Fortune, "I’m the Security Chief at Huawei U.S. Banning Us Won’t Make Americans Safer," 26 June 2018
But Twitch has tapped into a growing market fueled by the greater availability of broadband internet connections and popularity of e-sports.

— benny evangelista, SFChronicle.com, "Online video game powerhouse Twitch the ‘future of entertainment’," 17 June 2018

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