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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
by kybernetikos 4y ago
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.
- vitus 4y agoPut 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).
- Brian_K_White 4y agoBut the Swiss poulation is not evenly spread over it's land area.
- vitus 4y agoWhile 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.
- protomyth 4y agoThe 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.