Re:1Gbps fiber for $70—in America? Yup.
by Zigurd on Saturday June 11, 2011 @11:06AM
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100 megabit service is available at consumer-oriented pricing in Japan and other places. One obvious use of very fast service is to substitute OTT TV for cable TV, or to provide server-based 3D gaming, or, for non-entertainment purposes, to provide high-definition video conferencing. I'm sure others can enumerate a long list of applications.
But, the real point is there has never been a shortage of uses for more bandwidth. Instead, it has always opened new possibilities and created new value.
The great risk in not having inexpensive, fast Internet service is that the next great value-creations on the Internet will happen more often outside the US, and therefore not help to restore economic growth in the US.
But, the real point is there has never been a shortage of uses for more bandwidth. Instead, it has always opened new possibilities and created new value.
The great risk in not having inexpensive, fast Internet service is that the next great value-creations on the Internet will happen more often outside the US, and therefore not help to restore economic growth in the US.