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1Gbps Broadband Service for Hong Kong

Posted by Zonk on from the zoom! dept.

Limax Maximus writes "Hong Kong is planning to launch a 1Gbps broadband home service. Although the idea of using shared infrastructure is nothing new for TV/phone/data this appears to be the first to do this over IP at such high speed. The cost is high - 215 USD a month. Per megabit, however, this is a very cheap service. This kind of solution only really works in town blocks where cat5 cabling is a realistic option."

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  1. Torrents by Kwirl · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I can't wait to find torrent trackers seeded on this bandwidth, I can't download star wars fan spoofs fast enough on 6mbps from comcast :(

  2. Re:Ok, since people insist America isn't "behind" by Molon+Lave · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'm afraid you made an error about the speed of OC-3. OC-3 is actually 155.52Mbps, not 45,135. Here's the chart on