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by william on June 15, 2005
When it comes to broadband, I don't know if we'll ever think it's fast enough. PCMAG.com has a really interesting article that talks about FTTP (Fiber to the Premises). The article includes a comparison of the major types of broadband:
Cable: 1 to 5 megabits per second (Mbps) for uploads and downloads
DSL: 1.5 Mbps for downloads and slower upload speeds (performance can even depend on distance from the telephone companies' central switch)
FTTP: Between 5 and 100 Mbps for downloads and 2 Mbps for uploads
The articles nails it when it talks about why broadband is is about to become more important as an entertainment delivery vehicle:
This seismic shift in the broadband landscape comes at a time of heated battles in the war to win the living room. Everyone wants to own a piece of the television set. There are now half a dozen set-top Internet TV delivery companies. Those using the Internet, like Dave TV and Akimbo, tend to download to hard drives and let you play back the content later. A handful have figured out how to deliver decent, full-screen video to television sets in real time (XTV, for example, does it, but delivers only porn). Cable companies are pushing video on demand and offer libraries of films and niche content that viewers can watch, pause, rewind, and so on whenever they want.
Read FTTP Changes Everything at PCMAG.com
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