What Is Narrowband Radio?
Narrowband radio is a technology that uses a minimal amount of bandwidth. Many data and technologies usually associated with the narrowband radio can be adapted for transmission over the broadband and wide-band frequencies. The broadband bandwidth which handles a much wider range of frequencies, however, are not made to be handled by narrowband frequencies. This means that narrowband radios can only be used for narrowband technologies and data. Most broadband networks can support multiple traffic forms while narrowband is exclusive to support only one. In radio communications, the term narrowband refers to the situation where the bandwidth of a radio message does not exceed its channel’s approximate maximum bandwidth in a significant way. Channels with narrowband bandwidth often have a frequency response that can be deemed flat. It’s a common belief and misconception that a narrowband radio signal occupies only a small section on the entire private licensed radio spectrum.
