ocx

This represents OC-3 circuits, OC-48 circuits, etc. which are used primarily by large backbone carriers.

tx

This includes T-3 circuits and T-1 circuits still used by many small and medium companies.

satellite

This represents high-speed or broadband links between a consumer and a geosynchronous or low earth orbiting satellite.

framerelay

Frame relay circuits may range from low to high speed and are used as a backup or alternative to T-1. Most often they are high-speed links, so GeoPoint classifies them as such.

dsl

Digital Subscriber Line broadband circuits, which include aDSL, iDSL, and sDSL. In general, ranges in speed from 256k to 20MB per second.

cable

Cable Modem broadband circuits, offered by cable TV companies. Speeds range from 128k to 36MB per second, and vary with the load placed on a given cable modem switch.

isdn

Integrated Services Digital Network high-speed copper-wire technology, support 128K per second speed, with ISDN modems and switches offering 1MB per second and greater speed.

dialup

This category represents the consumer dialup modem space, which operates at 56k per second. Providers include Earthlink, AOL, and Netzero.

fixed wireless

Represents fixed wireless connections where the location of the receiver is fixed. Category includes WDSL providers, such as Sprint Broadband Direct, as well as emerging WiMax providers.

mobile wireless

Represents cellular network providers such as Cingular, Sprint, and Verizon Wireless who employ CDMA, EDGE, EV-DO technologies. Speeds vary from 19.2k per second to 3MB per second.

unknown

GeoPoint was unable to obtain any connection type or the connection type is not identifiable in the above descriptions.