The document compares multi-carrier (DMT) and single carrier modulation techniques. DMT divides the available spectrum into multiple sub-carriers, each with a low symbol rate, allowing different modulation schemes per sub-carrier. Single carrier modulation uses a single carrier to transmit all data simultaneously. DMT offers higher bandwidth efficiency and throughput through bit loading and simpler equalization, while single carrier modulation provides simpler implementation through a single equalizer but lower spectrum utilization. The author is Fernando Ramirez-Mireles, a professor specializing in digital signal processing and communications engineering.