nanog mailing list archives

Re: [funsec] Not so fast, broadband providers tell big users (fwd)


From: "Alexander Harrowell" <a.harrowell () gmail com>
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:19:57 +0000


On 3/13/07, Todd Vierling <tv () pobox com> wrote:

Critical mass is approaching.  There's only so long that North
American consumers can be held back from bandwidth-hogging
applications and downloads while parts of the world have long since
upgraded to 10Mbit/s bidirectional (and beyond) consumer-grade access
speeds.

Both cable and DSL providers are about to have a very loud wake-up
call, and from here, I see absolutely zero uptake of newer technology
and infrastructure to offset the inevitable.

768 ain't broadband. Buy Cisco, Alcatel, and Akamai stock!


Current thread: