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narrowband

British  
/ ˈnærəʊˌbænd /

noun

  1. a limited-capacity transmission channel such as that used for transmitting telephone calls and faxes Compare broadband

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The institute said the team identified nearly 74 million narrowband signals, but ultimately traced them back to technology on the Earth’s surface or orbiting satellites.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Previous research shows that "concert tremor" can be recorded as long-duration signals with narrowband, harmonic frequency peaks between 1 and 10 hertz.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2024

He explains that traditionally, Seti has looked for narrowband signals similar to those used by human beings.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2024

“They’re doing it with enormously better equipment and with many more targets, but the experiment itself is to look for narrowband signals coming from the sky. And that was Frank’s idea.”

From Scientific American • Sep. 6, 2022

Called ELERA, the narrowband network will use spectrum management technology to boost speeds up to 1.7Mbps, the company said on Thursday, up to four times existing levels and beating rival global L-band networks.

From Reuters • Aug. 12, 2021

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