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Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections


From: Andy Ringsmuth <andy () andyring com>
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2021 13:46:04 -0500


On Jun 1, 2021, at 12:33 PM, Mike Hammett <nanog () ics-il net> wrote:

Show me an average end-user that can tell the difference between a 10 meg upload and a 1 gig upload, aside from 
media-heavy professionals or the one-time full backup of a phone, PC, etc. Okay, show me two of them, ten of them...


How about the farmer using an HD or 4k drone with WAPs on his center pivot irrigation sprinklers to monitor crops? Or 
monitor the cattle herd that is currently growing the next T-bone or porterhouse steak you’ll be eating?


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