Re:I wrote my own rsync [video]
by kybernetikos on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @06:07AM
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Although the density thing is true, the entire population of the country of Switzerland is less than that of a large metropolitan area (e.g. London) so while it might not be possible to have Swiss level infrastructure in rural US areas it should be perfectly possible in major cities.
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The funny part is that parts of the rural US have better internet speeds than the cities. Rural Electric Cooperatives do like their fiber. Carrington ND has a billboard proclaiming the availability of 10Gbe fiber to the home.
Put more concretely: the population of NYC proper (ignoring the broader metro) and Switzerland are pretty comparable (both around 8-9m people), but NYC is about 50x more dense (300 mi² vs 16000).
Re:I wrote my own rsync [video]
by Brian_K_White on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @08:41AM
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But the Swiss poulation is not evenly spread over it's land area.
While that's true, the two densest cities in Switzerland are Geneva (~12k / km^2) and Basel (~7k / km^2).
NYC sits at about 11k / km^2. Unless 10Gbps internet and up in Switzerland is only available in Geneva, there's clearly more than just population density at play.