Broadband and Mobile Data

Slide 1: The Future: Broadband & Mobile Data Presentation by Mindy McAdams

Slide 2: What is “broadband” Internet?  Dial-up: 56,000 bits per second (56 Kbps)  U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) defines broadband as 200 Kbps or faster  South Korea: Slowest rate is 1,000 Kbps (1 megabit per second)

Slide 3: Benefits of broadband  “Always on” • As opposed to dial-up: You disconnect when you finish • Then re-connect each time you need the Internet (dial-up)  Much faster file transfers and downloads (typical: 10 times faster)  Can handle a higher data rate • Allows real-time video

Slide 4:Who’s on top?

Slide 5: Broadband in the European Union  Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands and Sweden – penetration rates higher than 30% at the end of