Very high speed transmission technology. ATM is a high bandwidth, low-delay, connection-oriented, packet-like switching and multiplexing technique. 

It’s not really a word, but an acronym for the Advanced Television Systems Committee. ATSC is a committee formed to establish voluntary standards for advanced TV systems, focusing on digital televisio [..]

This is very important and can be confusing for someone new to higher education.  In a nutshell, it means that the coursework meets specific academic requirements Programs can be regionally or nationa [..]

In a hierarchical telecommunications network the backhaul portion of the network comprises the intermediate links between the core network, or backbone, of the network and the small sub-networks at th [..]

The width of a communications channel. In analog communications, bandwidth is typically measured in Hertz. In digital communication, bandwidth is measured in bits per second (bps).

A short-range wireless connection standard. Its aim is to link a wide range of computers, electronics and telecoms devices. The technology uses a low-power, two-way radio link, which is built into a m [..]

In telecommunications, broadband means a wide range of frequencies over which information can be transmitted.  A simple way to compare broadband and narrowband Internet connections is to picture a hig [..]

 CDMA is a channel access method used by different radio communication technologies- one way to understand CDMA is to think of a party where everyone is talking at the same time. Lots of confusion, ri [..]

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 opened the door to competition for local phone service. This act mandated that the Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (ILEC) such as Verizon, Bell South, or SBC provi [..]