ADSL
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

A form of DSL, ADSL is a permanent, high-speed internet connection utilising a standard analogue telephone line. So called due to the bandwidth being larger for data travelling downstream, for example when web browsing, than it is upstream. ADSL is the most widely used form of DSL, both in business and by home users. Features of ADSL include:

• Fast download speeds (Up to 40 times faster than a standard dial-up connection)
• "Always-on" connection
• Fast e-mail and web access
• Fixed cost internet access
• Simultaneous internet and phone access
• Static IP addressing

See also:
[Bandwidth]  [Broadband]  [DSL]  [Internet Access]  [IP Address]  [ISDN]  [ISP]