13.9.6 How Does Broadband Reach My Home?
Introduces the concept of the access network (the "last mile") and explains how technologies such as fiber, DSL, cable, cellular, fixed wireless, and satellite connect users to the Internet.
- What Is the "Last Mile"?
- What Happens After I Connect?
- Why Are There Different Broadband Technologies?
- How Does Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Work?
- How Does DSL Use Existing Telephone Lines?
- How Does Cable Broadband Work?
- How Does Fixed Wireless Broadband Work?
- Can Mobile Networks Replace Home Broadband?
- How Does Satellite Broadband Work?
- Why Are Download Speeds Usually Faster Than Upload Speeds?
- Which Broadband Technology Is Best?
- How Will Home Broadband Continue to Evolve?
- What Should You Remember?