Broadband, fiber, mobile broadband, ADSL, and VDSL. There are many different concepts to relate to. Here we explain to you what broadband is and what internet speeds cover your needs.
"Broadband is cable or radio connections with the possibility of fast transmission of large amounts of digital information", as broadband is defined according to Store Norske leksikon.
In everyday speech, the term broadband is associated with highspeed Internet access. Broadband Internet is defined as speeds above 1.5 Mbps. This is a technology that is constantly evolving and new user habits require ever greater capacity.
In Norway, NextGenTel is one of the country's leading internet providers, and like our competitors, we also deliver broadband via telephone cable, among other things.
The difference between internet and broadband
Internet and broadband are often two terms that are confused. These are two different things!Broadband is the technology that gives you access to the internet.
If you compare it to electricity, then broadband is the power cable to the house, while the Internet is the light in the lamp. It is the light you want, but you must have power into the house to get light.World speed top speed
Worldwide, Norway is far ahead in broadband technology. Even though we live in a country with high mountains and deep fjords, we have one that the world's fastest internet speeds, only beaten by South Korea.Norway has an average speed of 21.3 Mbps, and South Korea of 29 Mbps in 2016. The average internet speed worldwide is 6.3. In other words, Norway has a significantly higher internet speed than most other countries.
Different types of broadband
There are different types of broadband available, which can be confusing. Here we have gathered the broadband subgroups.DSL:
DSL stands for Digital Subscriber Line and consists of the subcategories ADSL, ADSL2, ADSL2 +, SHDSL and VDSL.This is a collection of technologies for utilizing copperbased pair cable networks for higher bandwidths than telephony such as ISDN.
Fiber:
The Internet over fiber opens up higher speeds than the Internet over copper. The copper cable transmits data signals through radio waves (sound), while fiber is a glass wire and transmits data signals as light.One of the great advantages of fiber is that you achieve the same high network speed on download and upload.
Mobile broadband:
The term Mobile Broadband was introduced in the mid-2000s.Mobile broadband is a collective term for broadband delivered via the mobile network. The development of Mobile Broadband has been enormous in recent years and Norway is one of the countries in the world with the best coverage and the fastest speeds.
Constantly new media habits place new demands on the mobile network, and on today's mobile broadband you can achieve speeds of up to 100 Mbps. This is enough to stream music and movies in top quality.
Wireless Broadband (WLAN):
WLAN is a common term for wireless local area networks that use radio waves for communication.Our houses often consist of many different wireless devices such as laptops, smartphones, and tablets. A convenient and easy way to connect all these devices to the same network is via wireless broadband.
Remember that the speed will usually be somewhat lower when you are connected to a wireless router due to noise/sources of error. Therefore, you must have a wired connection when measuring the network speed. The speed you pay for is the speed you get into your router and does not apply further out on the internet.
Cable:
Cable TV is a term for TV signals that are transmitted in a coaxial cable either in the ground or in the air span between poles. Today, cable suppliers have expanded their own networks, consisting of fiber and coaxial cable to the end-user.Which technology should I choose?
It all depends on what needs you have and what technology is available where you live.Many believe that fiber is the most forward looking infrastructure and that the capacity of fiber is virtually unlimited. On the
other hand, fiber can be expensive to install and not everyone can get fiber today.
The good news for anyone who has broadband via the copper network or the telephone cable is that an upgrade is planned. An upgrade of the copper network is planned, which will provide speeds corresponding to fiber. You can read more about this upgrade here.
What speed meets my needs?
Many variations come into play here. How many users are you? Does everyone use the web at the same time? Are you many who stream at the same time?
In a typical family situation, you are often three to four people online at the same time. One player, one watching YouTube, and one sitting on Facebook. For everyone to have a good connection, you should then have a network line of 10 to 20 Mbps.
Facts:
In the 1960s, 9.6 kbit / s was a telephone channel "super speed" compared to 110 bit / s transmission speed for teletypewriters.
In the 1970s, 48 kbit / s modems were perceived as broadband transmission.
In the first broadband report from the Government ("Broadband to the whole country", from April 2000), 1 Mbit / s was indicated as the lower limit for broadband