BANDWIDTH COMPARISON
|
Connection Type |
Top Speed |
Speed Equivalent |
|
|
|
|
|
14.4 Kbps modem |
14.4 Kbps |
6 mph (jogger) |
|
28.8 Kbps modem |
28.8 Kbs |
12 mph |
|
Digital (ISDN) phone line |
128 Kbps |
50 mph |
|
T1 dedicated connection |
1,500 Kbps |
625 mph (Boeing 757) |
|
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) |
64 Kbps (send) 1,500 Kbps (receive) |
25 mph 625 mph |
|
Cable modem |
10,000 Kbps |
3,850 mph |
|
Fiber-optic backbone (T3) |
45,000 Kbps |
17,000 mph (space shuttle) |
Inside Technologhy Training, February 1997