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broadband booster

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(1) A device that improves traffic in a broadband network. Residing between the router and the WAN modem (cable, DSL, etc.), it typically adds a quality of service (QoS) function for voice and video by giving real time streams a higher priority than e-mail, Web and other data transfers.

(2) A device that amplifies the antenna signal in a wireless network.


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For example, after one reviewer complained about the ineffectiveness of a broadband booster, another reviewer responded with detailed information about enabling the setting with their Internet Service Provider.
Utilizing Ubicom's StreamEngine technology has allowed Hawking to develop the HBB1 Broadband Booster which boosts the speed of time-sensitive Internet applications (such as online gaming, VoIP telephone calls and video streaming) by up to 400%," said Jason Owen, senior product development manager at Hawking Technology.
 
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