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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation megabits per second

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  • abbreviation computing megabits per second, a measure of data transfer rate

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  • No longer bound to Internet hotspots, 3.75G-equipped Eee PC™ users will be able to enjoy low latency mobile broadband Internet access at high downlink and uplink speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps and 2 Mbps** respectively, regardless of where they are—ensuring a seamless connected experience on the go.

    Eee PC™ to Feature 3.75G for Internet Access Anywhere 2008

  • No longer bound to Internet hotspots, 3.75G-equipped Eee PC™ users will be able to enjoy low latency mobile broadband Internet access at high downlink and uplink speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps and 2 Mbps** respectively, regardless of where they are—ensuring a seamless connected experience on the go.

    Archive 2008-09-01 2008

  • Customers can choose from a variety of other video offerings, with a wide selection of premium content, as well as FiOS Internet speeds of up to 50 Mbps downstream and symmetrical speeds of up to 35 Mbps* upstream.

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

  • HomePlug AV weighs in at 200 Mbps. And the, which I thought had passed quietly away, seems to have revived late last year and is produced a 300 Mbps+ revision to its 240 Mbps HomePNA 3.0 spec that runs over standard home phone wiring.

    Wi-Fi Networking News 2009

  • No longer bound to Internet hotspots, 3. 75G-equipped Eee PC ™ users will be able to enjoy low latency mobile broadband Internet access at high downlink and uplink speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps and 2 Mbps** respectively, regardless of where they are-ensuring a seamless connected experience on the go.

    British Blogs 2008

  • 3. 75G-equipped Eee PC ™ users will be able to enjoy low latency mobile broadband Internet access at high downlink and uplink speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps and 2 Mbps** respectively, regardless of where they are-ensuring a seamless connected experience on the go.

    Lockergnome 2008

  • The speed boost to 24 Mbps from the current 3.0 Mbps comes via use of the 802.11 Protocol Adaptation Layer, which allows compatible gadgets that come with both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi radios to exchange large files on the higher-speed (802.11) radio, without logging onto a direct Wi-Fi network or connecting through USB.

    With Bluetooth 3.0, Wireless Data Transfers Get Easier 2009

  • The 5 Mbps is not promised to you, it is the limit of what you can get.

    Can New York Save Broadband? 2009

  • Increasing our broadband speeds to 100 Mbps from the current U.S. median of 2.3 Mbps will have a transformative effect on our economy and our society.

    John Chambers: Broadband Speeds Our Economy 2009

  • Depending on a variety of factors, a speed of one or two Mbps is sufficient to deliver good quality video.

    Washington gets less bang for its buck on broadband, survey says John Dunbar 2010

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