What does Bandwidth mean?
Bandwidth describes a connection's data-carrying capacity, commonly expressed in bits per second. It is a limit or available resource rather than a promise that every application will transfer at that rate. Several active devices can compete for the same connection.
Why it matters
For viewing, compare sustained usable capacity with the combined demands of active streams and other traffic. A broadband package's headline number does not describe Wi-Fi conditions behind the television or the route to a particular media server. Extra capacity also cannot repair an unavailable source or missing decoder.
A practical example
A home may have a fast internet line but a weak wireless link to one screen. Moving that screen to a reliable wired connection can help without changing the broadband package.
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Related terminology: Band steering, Billing period.
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