The technology for offering broadband services includes networks of digital subscriber lines over copper pairs (ADSL and VDSL); cable networks, with hybrid fiber and coaxial (HFC) solutions; fiber optic to home (FTTH) networks; WiMAX-based radioelectric networks; and 3.5G (UMTS with HSPA), 4G (LTE) mobile networks and the new generation of Wi-Fi networks. 5G Ultra-fast Mobile Networks.
Broadband access technologies can be classified into three groups, depending on the type of access: