The Internet revolution is introducing new ways to communicate, entertain, and educate. Millions of people already use the Internet and thousands of new users are introduced to the Internet every day. As home users embrace a variety of new services, broadband access will evolve to bring new dimensions to the Internet experience. Today, most homes access the Internet via dialup modems at 28.8 kbps or 56 kbps. A user has to wait for the modem to synchronize and hope that a connection is established right away.
Some users can t use their telephones and faxes while they are on the Internet.
With broadband connectivity, Internet access becomes simpler and faster. There is no dialing and synchronizing because the connection is always on. There is no worrying about the phone line because data and telephone can share the same line at the same time. Best of all, a broadband connection is significantly faster than a dialup connection. Each modem offers an Ethernet port for connecting one computer.