Compared with conventional wireless that might send only 100 000 bits per second, Broadband Wireless sends 1.5 million bits per second. Switching to Broadband Wireless is like switching from a dial up modem (56 kbps) to DSL or Cable modem (both deliver about 1.5 million bits per second).

Wireless transmission at high speed. Wireless transmission is slower than wireline speeds; thus, whereas land-based broadband generally starts at T1 rates, wireless might be considered broadband starting at 250kbps.