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Truth on international broadband internet, "subscribers' bandwidth" and transit

There are differences in our understanding of internet connection. Depending on who is talking or conveying it. Even internet service providers (ISP) and telecommunications people may miss the crux of the internet simply because they intentionally do it or not aware at all. They are focused on making a sell. So is in general, it applies, to technology vendors. Broadband is seen as high-speed internet connection which uses physical and wireless mediums. These are copper, fiber cable and wireless, 4G/5G (mobile and dedicated devices available) and satellite. It may matter which medium is subscribed to but not really as it will, at the end, be dependent on the bandwidth and “speed” being provided for us by our telco. That’s one truth, can easily be digested for and by our regular, non-tech savvy subscribers or end-users. When we talk to telco sales and customer service people, we don’t hear from them this. What they tell us is the bandwidth and never mention, not a bit, about the minimum ...