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Online gaming and video drove demand for the high speed internet we have today, so "the next big thing" needs to drive even higher bandwidths. What that is, I'm
by marknutter 14y ago
Online gaming and video drove demand for the high speed internet we have today, so "the next big thing" needs to drive even higher bandwidths. What that is, I'm not sure (HD videoconferencing?) but without it fiber will remain a mere curiosity to most people.
(I have a gigabit fiber connection myself and it hasn't made all that much of a difference in my day-to-day life)
- eze 14y agoWhere have you felt a stunning difference? I'm curious as to whether YouTube et al live up to such a demanding connection. Thanks.
- marknutter 14y agoTorrrenting
- ktsmith 14y agoI have 100Mbit down 5Mbit up from Charter. The asynchronous nature of the connection is very irritating and the slow uplink are very irritating. There aren't any services that currently make even 100Mbit necessary though.
- lurkinggrue 14y agoCloud storage.
- cbhl 14y agoThe first step in using cloud storage is uploading the data in the first place; a connection which is that asymmetrical won't get you there.
- niels_olson 14y agoThe Navy has had fiber for over 10 years. Slowest network I use, often including 3G. Definitely slower than Verizon 4G. NMCI may drive me out of the service yet.
- FelixP 14y ago- Powerful, ubiquitous cloud storage / OSes - Streaming games - 4K TVs