A technological revolution got underway with the advent of BROADBAND, never seen before speeds and superb functionality being its trade marks, No wonder! In a very short period of time it became the internet access technology of choice.
But in its early days the cost of setting up a network was very high, dedicated lines were required. Only the big corporate groups having beep pockets could invest in such a venture. But as it's with all great technological innovations, broadband could not remain as an elusive dream to the average home user and that happened sooner than expected by the way of ADSL technology.
This technology was like god send for the average home user. He too could now access high speed internet right from the comfort of his home and the minimal investments required to install ADSL surely made it a dream come true.
ADSL: The technology of choice for homes
ADSL (asymmetric digital subscriber line) uses your existing telephone wires intelligently as the digital information is transmitted at high bandwidths over existing phone lines. It is asymmetrical in the sense that it uses most of the channels to transmit data downstream to the user and very small part to receive information from the user. Effectively meaning that, the rate of download is far higher than the rate of upload.
Hardware requirements
To install an ADSL broadband connection you need to firstly contact an ADSL broadband service provider, he can then provide you with the hardware required. The hardware requirements are:
- Modem: A modem/router is a device which digitalises data thereby making it compatible for transmission through your phone line. The broadband modem differs from the dialup modem as it is specially designed to route high speed data transmission.
- Micro filter: It is a device required to separate voice from data and that's why it finds use in the home environment as you would be using a single cable for telephony and internet.
Software requirements
No additional software's are as such required, but if you are using Microsoft windows as your operating system it is advisable to have newer versions installed as they tend to gel better with broadband.
Advantages of ADSL
ADSL being a technology designed keeping the home user in mind offers multiple benefits, such as
- Super downloading speed…making internet a pleasure
- Fixed payment schedule*
- Always ON connection, thereby no hassles of dialing each time you want to connect to the internet.
- Reliability
- Can be used for VoIP services
- Allows you to play online games
- Gives you access to online entertainment like broadband TV & RADIO
Disadvantages of ADSL
ADSL is truly one of the near perfect technologies, expect for a small hiccup and that being its distance sensitiveness, that's why the distance of your home from the ADSL exchange is very important. Ideally the distance should not be more than 5.5 kilometers. The quality of transmission and its speed starts to waiver beyond this distance, so ADSL is the best bet for those who have a dedicated broadband service provider near to them.
So get in touch with a reliable broadband service provider and revolutinise the way you communicate…
* depends on the broadband service providers individual policies.