Re:Google Video Quality Report
by Someone on Thursday January 23, 2014 @03:11AM
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It's not (only) that 1Gbps to the home, it also that fat pipe per street, the even fatter pipe per neighborhood, etc.
Especially the latter pipes need to get a lot fatter, the more people use that 1Gbps bandwidth.
Look at it this way: roads to houses haven't increased in bandwidth in the past century or so, but investments in highways have. Why? People started using 'their' bandwidth. They don't walk to work, but use a car that takes more room, and also travel over larger distances.
Especially the latter pipes need to get a lot fatter, the more people use that 1Gbps bandwidth.
Look at it this way: roads to houses haven't increased in bandwidth in the past century or so, but investments in highways have. Why? People started using 'their' bandwidth. They don't walk to work, but use a car that takes more room, and also travel over larger distances.