Originally, the term broadband meant to incorporate more than one channel into a communications transmission. T1 is a broadband communications protocol because it carries 24 conversations over four wires; its European counterpart, E1, carries 32 channels. Cable TV is also broadband because it carries many TV channels over one coax. Currently, broadband refers to communications technologies capable of transmitting more than ‘narrowband’ telephone connections. ADSL, at 256kbps, is described as broadband.