Your task is to present some information about broadband on your blog.
You are to answer the following questions:
1. What is broadband?
Of or using signals over a wide range of frequencies in high-capacity telecommunications, esp. as used for access to the Internet.
2. Outline the methods of delivery of broadband (wireless, cable, ADSL and fibre)? Identify the speed of each method.
Wireless: Unknown
Cable: bit rates can be as much as 400Mbit/s for business connections, and 100Mbit/s for residential service in some countries.
ADSL: 256 kbit/s to 40 Mbit/s in the direction to the customer
Fibre: By fiber-optic cables connected directly to buildings will deliver broadband speeds up to 100 megabits per second
3. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each method.
Wireless:
Advantages, There are no wires so you can use the internet ANYWHERE in the house where there is a signal. You can slo attach a number of different devices such as phones ipods laptops game consoles anything.Disadvantages,Hackers, neighbours or even passers by can use your internet without your permission if you don't have your wireless network properly secured. Another disadvantage is that the strength of the signal weakens the further away you are from your router.
Fibre Optics:
Advantages, Fibre optic enables superfast broadband and will make it easier for multiple people in one house to be doing multiple things (phone, internet and video) simultaneously.
Disadvangates, It is much more costly than other cables to install It is relatively difficult to install.
Cable:
Advantages, Cable broaband is said to be alot faster because there is a constant conection always running.
Disadvantages, Internet slows down when multiple users are connected. It is also capped so the internet can be fairly slow at times despite it claiming it is fast if only 1 or 2 people are connected.
ADSL:
Advantages, The speed of the Internet is sometimes faster than the speed provided by a cable modem especially when multiple users are accessing the web.Disadvatages, However, the biggest disadvantage with the DSL broadband connections is that the further one lives from the service provider the speed of data transfer decreases significantly. So, if you live far from the service provider your Internet connection speed will be slower and vice versa.
4. Give examples of broadband providers and identify the costs.
The research i did was comparing the prices different providers charged for approx. 50 gb of internet using ADSL broadband here are my results:
Bigpond: 50GB for $49.95 a month
Optus: 50GB for $49.99 a month
iinet: 50GB for $69.95 a month
5. The Federal Government is thinking of rolling out a national broadband network (The NBN). Research the NBN and find out:
a. what method of delivery it will use: A fibre-optic cable, known as the "drop fibre", goes from the NTU to the street ending at the top of a power pole or in an underground pit.A fibre-optic cable, known as the "drop fibre", goes from the NTU to the street ending at the top of a power pole or in an underground pit.
b. the expected speed: a peak speed of one gigabit per second
c. the expected costs: ranging from A$59.95 to A$189.95
6. Do you think Australians should invest in The NBN? Justify your answer.
I think asutralia is putting to much money into something like the NBN with unknown consequences. it may be succesful but if it is not it will just be a waste of 10 year and 35 billion dollars. So no i do not think australia should invest in it.
