OFDM is a high-speed wireless transmission technology that divides the available spectrum into multiple orthogonal subcarriers. It is implemented as OFDMA to support multi-user communication. OFDM provides advantages over single carrier transmission by combating inter-symbol interference and frequency selective fading. It works by encoding data over multiple carrier frequencies, with spacing between carriers chosen so that the carriers are orthogonal to each other. This allows high data rates without overlapping signals at a receiver.