The international telephone system based upon copper wires carrying analogue voice data.

A device which connects one or more computers to the Internet. Broadband Routers can be wired, wireless or both. Buy a broadband router

Data rate, or throughput, refers to the speed at which you are able to download and upload information from Web sites or other services on the Internet.

ADSL stands for Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line and is the technology used to deliver Broadband over your existing phone system. It is an always on connection, which does not tie up your phone line. It is asymmetric as it has different download and upload speeds. SDSL

An electronic transmission that can vary in frequency and volume, commonly used by broadcast and phone signals. It can transmit analogue or digital data as a modem can be used to convert analogue to digital information to and from your computer.

Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) is a network technology based on transferring data in cells or packets of a fixed size.

The capacity of your Internet connection for transmitting or receiving data. Measured in Kilobits per second (Kbps) or Megabits per second (Mbps).

A measure of how fast data is transferred from one place to another.

A permanent connection to the Internet that also enables your telephone line to remain available. ADSL and SDSL are examples of broadband technology. Business Broadband Enterprise Broadband Home & Home Office Broadband

With ADSL lines the network bandwidth available is contended (shared) between a pre-determined number of subscribers.