DSL Broadband
DSL stands for Digital Subscriber Line. DSL Broadband is a Broadband Service which delivers the Internet to a location via a DSL connection. The speed of connection depends on several factors which include: the network infrastructure of the Broadband Service provider, the strength of the signal and the technology used. DSL is not offered in all areas of the world, some areas are out of reach of a DSL connection and can't use the DSL connection.
There are two variates of DSL. There is symmetric and asymmetric DSL technology. In symmetric DSL, data is transferred at a rate between devices at the same rate. In asymmetric DSL, data is transferred at a different rate in each direction. Asymmetric DSL, otherwise known as ADSL is the most common variety used at homes. ADSL provides a much higher rate downloading as opposed to uploading.
One of the advantages of DSL Broadband over a dial-up connection which also uses the phone line to access the Internet is that a DSL connection allows the user to talk on the phone line at the same time during a Digital Subscriber Line Broadband connection. A DSL connection usually doesn't require any new wiring to a house, since most houses have a phone line and it just uses this connection to access the Internet. A Digital Subscriber Line Broadband connection works better the close you are to the source of the signal.
By making use of a Broadband Router, the Internet can shared through a Wireless Broadband network. All that is needed is to connect the Broadband Router to a modem and the modem to the phone line and then finally the DSL Broadband connection can be shared throughout a house. An advantage that DSL has over Cable is that the speed of Cable is affected by the number of connections in total to the Broadband ISP through your neighbourhood. Whereas for DSL Broadband the speed is unaffected by the number of users connected, since there is a dedicated connection for each phone line.