| Life without computers and the Internet is | | | | facilitate the use of heavy applications at a |
| unimaginable for modern society. From | | | | faster pace by enhancing the rate of sending |
| education to business and domestic to | | | | and receiving data. |
| commercial matters, the World Wide Web has | | | | |
| become an integral part of life, and our | | | | DSL, cable, wireless, satellite and ISDN |
| dependency on it cannot be denied. | | | | Internet technologies have revolutionized the |
| | | | concept of accessing the web. Various |
| With the Internet ever expanding, the | | | | Internet Service Providers (ISPs) offer one |
| applications supported are becoming larger | | | | or all forms of access technology, as per the |
| every day. From animation and high quality | | | | requirements and budget of the final |
| graphics and pictures, to movies and music | | | | consumer. While dial-up connections are still |
| videos, the data being exchanged is rapidly | | | | the least expensive, newer technologies offer |
| increasing. Being larger in size, these types | | | | more services at competitive prices. Earlier, |
| of files may typically take minutes to hours | | | | accessing the Internet required a fixed-point |
| to download with conventional Internet access | | | | connection, whether from home or the office. |
| technologies. | | | | Now, satellite broadband and wireless |
| | | | Internet have overcome this restriction, |
| With the demand for Internet access | | | | making it possible to access the net while on |
| accelerating, novel methods are being devised | | | | the move as well. |
| to ensure hassle-free Internet access. From | | | | |
| the traditional method of accessing the | | | | With these cutting-edge technologies, and |
| Internet via telephone lines, to the latest | | | | more in the pipeline, high speed Internet |
| technology of satellite and wireless web | | | | access has undergone a dynamic |
| access, Internet access technology has indeed | | | | transformation, giving unprecedented impetus |
| come a long way. New Internet technologies | | | | to the concept of the World Wide Web. |