Bandwidth vs. Broadband

Bandwidthnoun

The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band.

Bandwidthnoun

Of a signal, the width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit.

Bandwidthnoun

The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.

Bandwidthnoun

(informal) The capacity, energy or time required.

Bandwidthnoun

The maximum rate of information transfer (measured in bits/second) that can be carried by a communication channel.

Bandwidthnoun

a data transmission rate; the maximum amount of information (bits/second) that can be transmitted along a channel

Bandwidthnoun

a range of frequencies within a given band, in particular that used for transmitting a signal.

Bandwidthnoun

the transmission capacity of a computer network or other telecommunication system

Bandwidthnoun

the energy or mental capacity required to deal with a situation

Broadbandadjective

(telecommunications) Of, pertaining to, or carrying a wide band of electromagnetic frequencies

Broadbandnoun

(telecommunications) A wide band of electromagnetic frequencies

Broadbandnoun

(Internet) An internet connection provisioned over an existing service using alternate signal frequencies such as ADSL or cable modem.

Broadbandadjective

of or relating to or being a communications network in which the bandwidth can be divided and shared by multiple simultaneous signals (as for voice or data or video)

Broadbandadjective

responding to or operating at a wide band of frequencies;

Broadband

In telecommunications, broadband is wide bandwidth data transmission which transports multiple signals and traffic types. The medium can be coaxial cable, optical fiber, radio, twisted pair or satellite.