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Bandwidth A range of frequencies, expressed in Hertz (Hz) occupied by a modulated carrier on the range of frequencies which can be transmitted through a communication system. Bandwidth is one measure of the information carrying capacity of a transponder. The wider the bandwidth, the more information which can be transmitted.
BBI Broadband Interactive System - Direct-from-home/office return channel via Ka-Band up to 2 Mbit/s. Forward channel via Ku-Band.
BER Bit Error Rate. Denotes the quality of a received demodulated digital signal. The lower the rate, the better the signal. Example: a BER of 10 -4 means one error in every 10,000 bits.
Binary system Number notation system which uses only the digits 0 and 1.
Bit A sequence of bits.
Bit rate Amount of digital information transmitted in a certain period of time, expressed in bits per second.
 Bootloading The transfer of data to a digibox to upgrade the digibox software for new functions, new EPG design, etc.
Byte Word of eight bits.
1 byte = 8 bits; 1 Kbyte = 1,024 bytes; 1Mbyte = 1,024 Kbytes; 1Gbyte = 1,024 Mbytes.