ADSL – an acronym for Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line, is a broadband technology that utilizes copper telephone lines to transmit data faster than traditional modem technology, in effect increasing the speed of data communication and distribution on the World Wide Web.

Traditional Dial-up modems are generally only capable of a maximum bitrate of 56 kbit/s (kilobits per second) and require the full use of a telephone line—whereas ADSL supplies at least double this bandwidth without disrupting telephone use.

ADSL Web Hosting is somewhat of a misnomer. ADSL is an option offered by an internet service provider (ISP) and not your web host. You can rest assured all respectable web hosts around today, will allow you and your visitors to connect to your website at ADSL speeds.