broadband

adjective broad·band \ ˈbrȯd-ˌband \

Updated on: 17 Apr 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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Statements from representatives facing re-election this year ranged from complaints of anti-conservative bias to questions about whether Facebook could improve broadband speeds in their state.

— CBS News, "Mark Zuckerberg's testimony reveals Congress' confusion about Facebook," 11 Apr. 2018
Liccardo served as vice-chair of the BDAC working group that drafted the model broadband deployment code for municipalities.

— jon brodkin, Ars Technica, "Mayor quits FCC committee, says it favors ISPs over the public interest," 25 Jan. 2018
Meanwhile broadband internet has provided a distribution alternative to movie studios, television networks and cable.

— greg ip, WSJ, "Antitrust Case Against Merger of AT&T and Time Warner Feels Stuck in the Past," 21 Mar. 2018
The motion cited a USC Annenberg School study that found most communities in Los Angeles have only one choice in wire-line broadband providers, which leads to lost economic opportunities in low-income areas of the city.

— city news service, latimes.com, "L.A. councilman proposes new department to improve broadband internet access," 8 Mar. 2018
Second, the decision affirms the FTC's authority to regulate broadband providers even when those providers offer separate common carrier services, such as landline or mobile phone service.

— jon brodkin, Ars Technica, "AT&T loses years-long quest to cripple FTC authority over telecoms," 26 Feb. 2018
Ticona argues that government efforts to extend home broadband internet access to all Americans should more fully take mobile technology into account.

— eoin o'carroll, The Christian Science Monitor, "Can your boss make you wear a Fitbit?," 15 Mar. 2018
Governors in Montana, Hawaii, and New York issued executive orders barring state agencies from doing business with broadband providers that don't promise to uphold net neutrality principles.

— klint finley, WIRED, "California Net Neutrality Bill Would Go Beyond Original Protections," 14 Mar. 2018
Like many other new companies in its field, Swarm Technologies' plans center on the use of small satellites for jobs such as Earth imaging or providing broadband internet.

— samantha masunaga, latimes.com, "Don't launch these tiny satellites, the FCC said. They're apparently in space anyway," 12 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of broadband

1929

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: a high-speed electronic network that carries more than one type of communication (as Internet and cable television signals)

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