A report commissioned by the e-NC Authority in North Carolina has dire warnings for the future if the US continues to fall behind other western nations in broadband internet deployment. It explains how the US has fallen behind so many other countries and characterizes it as a necessity for competing in the modern world rather than being a luxury along the lines of cable television.
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Dont know what they are worried about, here in the UK the fastest speed we cant get is 24mbs for £24 (about $48) per month!!!!! And thats upto 24mbs so most of the time you probly get 10mbs!!! And i think the average person still uses homing pigeons!
America is no where near falling behind, unless they count the east and west of the U.S. as different continents!
Just a little added fact for ya petrol is £1.20 per litre. ($11 per gallon if my conversions are correct) at the mo and rising!!!!
Originally posted by IPRFenix: You're forgetting the fact that the entire US already has fiber laid down. Its been there in the ground un-used for the past 8-10yrs (depending on the state). The entire US SHOULD have been on ~45mbps fiber connections since 1998-2000 (again depending on the state).
On another note, Japan may soon be taking the lead in internet speed by UNGODLY amounts. Japanese researchers have made over 100tbps (yes, 100 terabits per second!) connections possible using.. STANDARD FIBER! http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/internet/japa...tics-323748.php
Good ole US chugging along on shitty cable/dsl connections, our ISPS utterly refusing to use the 45mbps fiber we have in the ground, and here comes Japan, already making 100tbps+ connections possible.. Wow do we suck.
I'm bumping this because as far as pointing out the truth in this thread, it's the bomb.
It's there, WE paid for it, we should get to use it!
