bandwidthBandwidth is a term commonly used to describe the amount of data that can be transferred through any given connection on the Internet. The unit of measure associated with bandwidth is Mbps or million bits per second.
Bandwidth is frequently wasted in USENET postings by users complaining that others are posting messages which waste bandwidth.
Bandwidth represents the amount of data, sound, or video that can be sent through a wire. Regular telephone wire has relatively little bandwidth. Cable television wire and fiber-optic cables have much greater bandwidth. Promoters of the information superhighway hope that by dramatically increasing the bandwidth delivered into homes, workplaces, and public places, society can spark a revolution in voice, video, and data communications--along with a revolution in profits.