Re:Ask HN: What innovations have come as a result of high ba...
by lutusp on Saturday April 06, 2013 @04:18AM
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The list is long. Online media -- sites like Hulu and others that stream full-resolution video, wouldn't be possible without high-speed, high-bandwidth access.
Distributed scientific computing, in which complex problems that require high bandwidth, but that are solved by a worldwide distribution of machines, like seti@home, folding@home and others, benefit from high speed/bandwidth.
YouTube and similar sites, sites that resemble social forums but that use video, all require high speed access.
The list goes on and on. The modern Internet wouldn't remotely have its present form without high speed/bandwidth.
Distributed scientific computing, in which complex problems that require high bandwidth, but that are solved by a worldwide distribution of machines, like seti@home, folding@home and others, benefit from high speed/bandwidth.
YouTube and similar sites, sites that resemble social forums but that use video, all require high speed access.
The list goes on and on. The modern Internet wouldn't remotely have its present form without high speed/bandwidth.