refers to transmission facilities whose bandwidth (range of frequencies they will handle) is greater than that available on voice grade facilities. Characterized by speeds of 1O.OOO to 5O.OOO bps.
A new generation of innovative systems needs to be developed for the provision of wireless wideband multimedia services, including Internet and other Internet Protocol (I/P) based services, for the provision of flexible and personalised services and for the support of high volume data rates, each combining the use of terrestrial fixed and mobile as well as satellite components.
