what is broadband?

Broadband is a high bandwidth Internet connection that allows you to send and receive information up to 40 times faster than a standard dial-up telephone based Internet connection.

Broadband has the capacity to transform the way businesses operate. Click here to see benefits for business.

• Phone and surf. You can use your phone line to make voice calls and still use your broadband connection. Time saving, simple and easy to use.
• Use high speed broadband to instantly keep in touch with friends, relatives and customers - wherever they are in the world.
• One monthly fixed cost. Pay no more however long your broadband connection is open.
• Use broadband's speed to unleash the true power of the internet. There's no longer any need to sit twiddling your thumbs as pages load; with broadband you'll surf between pages seamlessly.
• Use broadband's increased capacity to access instant video, music, education or business applications in minutes rather than hours.
• Create a link to vital services such as healthcare even if you're living in a remote rural location.
• Play interactive games live, in real time against other players from all over the planet.
• Listen to any of the thousands of Internet radio stations you can find online. Crystal clear and straight to your computer.
• Revolutionise the way you work... turn your home into a remote office, allowing you to do business as effectively, efficiently and profitably as you do at work.