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www.ConnectingCommunities.info
Types of Broadband
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Broadband Flavors
Wired• Digital Subscriber
Line (DSL)• Cable Modem• Leased Lines• Broadband over
Power Line (BPL)
Wireless• Satellite• 3G and 4G• Fixed Wireless• Wi-Fi
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Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
Speed
1.5–9 Mbps
Advantage
Fast!
Disadvantage
Not always available in rural areas.
Examples
Verizon, SBC
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Cable Modem
Speed
1.5–12 Mbps
Advantage
Fast!
Disadvantage
Not always available in rural areas.
Examples
Comcast, AT&T
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Leased Lines
Speed
1.5–40,000 Mbps
Advantage
Extremely fast!
Disadvantage
Expensive.
Examples
T-1, T-2, DS-1, DS-3, OC-3, OC-48
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Broadband over Power Line (BPL)
Speed
0.25–2 Mbps
Advantage
Available in rural areas!
Disadvantage
Susceptible to electrical interference.
Unreliable.
Examples
IBEC (www.bpl.coop, www.bpldatabase.org)
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Satellite
Speed
0.5–3 Mbps
Advantage
Available in rural areas!
Disadvantage
Daily/monthly download limits.
Latency—real-time Internet games and Internet phone calls are not supported.
Example
HughesNet (www.hughesnet.com)
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3G and 4G (Cell Phones)
Speed
0.6–1.4 Mbps (3G)
3–10 Mbps (4G)
Advantage
Can be anywhere!
Disadvantage
Monthly download limits.
4G not available in rural areas.
Examples
Verizon, Sprint
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Fixed Wireless
Speed
1–5 Mbps
Advantage
Can be anywhere!
Disadvantage
Not always available in rural areas.
Examples
Michiana Supernet (www.michianasupernet.com)
Fourway (www.fourway.net)
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Wi-Fi
Speed
2.5–11 Mbps
Advantage
Can be anywhere!
Disadvantage
Range is limited to feet, not miles.
Example
IU Secure (Configuration wizards can be downloaded from iuware.iu.edu)