Monday, August 8, 2011

Need Blazing Fast Internet? Gig.U Is Now in Session: Scientific American

Need Blazing Fast Internet? Gig.U Is Now in Session: Scientific American

In the not-too-distant future broadband speeds will be measured in gigabits per second rather than megabits per second, the former being 1,000 times faster than the latter. Such blazing fast data transmission will vastly improve the quality of streaming high-definition video, playing online video games, participating in video conferences and using voice over IP, all of which struggle with latency at today's average data transfer rates, which range from less than one megabit per second (Mbps) to 10 Mbps (pdf). The sticking point over gigabit-per-second broadband: who will pay for it?

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