Research On Internet Access and Speed

Broadband internet Access

There are many types of Internet access. It is short for broadband and this is a high data rate connection to the internet— typically contrasted with dial-up acces using a 56k modem.

Here is a list of types of technology involved in broadband:


DSL: is a family of technologies that provides digital data transmission over the wires of a local telephone network.


Multilinking modems: Roughly double the dial-up rate can be achieved with multilinking technology. What is required are two modems, two phone lines, two dial-up accounts, and ISP support for multilinking, or special software at the user end.

ISDN: stands for Integrated Service Digital Network and  is one of the oldest broadband digital access methods for consumers and businesses to connect to the Internet. It is a telephone data service standard. Its use in the United States peaked in the late 1990s prior to the availability of DSL and cable modem technologies.

Leased lines: Leased lines are highly-regulated services traditionally intended for businesses, that are managed through public service commissions.

Local Area network: (LAN) Most DSL modems and cable modems are connected to local computers by Ethernet or Wi-Fi.

Satellite broadband: Satellites in geostationary orbits are able to relay broadband data from the satellite company to each customer. Satellite Internet is usually among the most expensive ways of gaining broadband Internet access, but in rural areas it may be the only choice other than cellular broadband.

Celluar broadband: Cellular phone towers are very widespread, and as cellular networks move to third generation (3G) networks they can support fast data; using technologies such as EVDO, HSDPA and UMTS.

Powerline Internet : This is a new service still in its infancy that may eventually permit broadband Internet data to travel down standard high-voltage power lines.

Wireless ISP:  This typically employs the current low-cost 802.11 Wi-Fi radio systems to link up remote locations over great distances

Others Include
- Cable Broadband 
- Fibre to home

Internet has a speed, here is a few average speed tests;

"Global Broadband for Consumer Average Speed is 7.67 Mbps
Average Download Speed in United States (26’th) is 10.15 Mbps, Upload Speed of 2.22 Mbps
Average Download Speed in United Kingdom (33’rd) is 7.69 Mbps
Average Download Speed in India (122’th) is 1.33 Mbps, Upload Speed of 0.67 Mbps"
(http://www.clickonf5.org/internet/what-average-broadband-speed-country-answer/7752)