{"id":6322,"date":"2021-02-23T22:52:58","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T20:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/?p=6322"},"modified":"2021-02-28T11:04:13","modified_gmt":"2021-02-28T09:04:13","slug":"the-difference-between-broadband-and-wi-fi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/the-difference-between-broadband-and-wi-fi\/","title":{"rendered":"The difference between Broadband and Wi-Fi"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time-approximately:<\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>\n

Broadband and Wi-Fi are common technical terms often used interchangeably — although they shouldn’t be. Both provide connectivity, but they do so in different ways.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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By Andrew Froehlich<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s not uncommon for non-network professionals to use the terms broadband<\/em> and Wi-Fi<\/em> interchangeably. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, although both are networking technologies, the two words are quite different.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, it’s easy to grasp key differences with a clear understanding of each term’s characteristics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is broadband?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Broadband is a connection to the internet. This is also often referred to as internet broadband<\/em>. ISPs deliver broadband to homes, businesses or broadband-capable devices using multiple different methods. Common examples include copper or fiber Ethernet, cable, DSL, mobile 4G or 5G, and fixed satellite technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An ISP can also deliver broadband over a fixed wireless connection in certain situations. However, ISPs deploy most broadband installations using a wired connection to connect a home or business to the internet.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

What is Wi-Fi?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Wi-Fi, on the other hand, is the name used to describe a suite of IEEE wireless technology standards within the 802.11 specification. Examples of popular Wi-Fi standards from the past and present include 802.11b, 802.11n, 802.11ac and 802.11ax. More recently, a few of the more popular Wi-Fi standards used at home and in the enterprise adopted the following simplified naming convention:<\/p>\n\n\n\n