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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



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