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SBC Planning 15-25Mbps DSL Networks
Tuxedo Jack writes "The Register reports that SBC has begun planning a massive network upgrade which will push fiber connections deeper into subdivisions and neighborhoods than before, resulting in incredibly fast DSL speeds for home users. Their current estimate for down/up speeds are 15-25mb/s down and 1-3mb/s up (mega_bits_, not bytes). SBC's press release goes into depth about this."
My bandwidth history goes something like this:
2400bps (my first modem), 9600bps, 14400bps, 56kbps (or ~46kbps), 512kbps, 2Mbps, 10Mbps (today).
Around the 14.4kbps days I couldn't have imagined having several Mbps connectivity to a single workstation without winning the lottery. Yet here I am, pulling down 4.7GB Linux ISOs in around a hour like nobody's business. It's absolutely inevitable that there will 24Mbps, 100Mbps etc. consumer grade connectivity. Just look at Japan or Sweden. It might seem a long time away, but it'll get here, and it will change everything when it comes to online delivery. Imagine the Internet Movie Database, with every single movie featuring a little "watch this" link, delivering a smooth 20Mbps or more feed to any screen in your house, instantly.
It's like deja vu all over again.
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