How to say "broadband" in Japanese

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  • BBビー・ビー
    nounAn abbreviation for broadband, covering the internet-access sense. It appears in company and service names and casual commercial contexts, but ブロードバンド is normally clearer in ordinary speech and writing.
  • nounThe everyday word for broadband in the internet-connection sense — high-speed always-on network access. This is the term you want for talking about home or mobile internet service.
  • 広帯域こうたいいき
    nounA technical term covering the broadband or wideband sense, describing signals or equipment with a wide frequency range. It suits engineering and telecommunications contexts rather than everyday talk about internet plans.

For everyday internet-connection talk, 「ブロードバンド」 is the usual choice; BB is an abbreviated form of the same idea, while 広帯域 is the technical wideband term used in engineering contexts.

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