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World's Fastest Internet Cafe
Thyrus writes "An internet cafe offering connections 50 times faster than typical broadband services has opened in Cornwall. Computers at Goonhilly satellite station, on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall, are connected to BT's global internet protocol network. That means users can download data at speeds of up to 100 megabits per second (Mbps). It is thought to be the first time such high speeds have been seen at a UK internet cafe. The service will be free to visitors."
I was really hoping this wasn't going to get to Slashdot. A puff peice for a rubbish company's lame attempt to join the 20th century that makes everyone concerned look like a total dick.
.... 10 years ago.
"download data at speeds of up to 100 megabits"
Goodness me! Thats almost as fast as the networks in Korea
Those sort of transfer speeds really are making the UK a major player in internet use. I think we're upto 193rd in the world now and with the pace of network acceleration as it is, we should be over taking Eastern Samoa (192nd) sometime within the next decade.
The truth is, network connectivity in the UK is beyond a joke. The easiest way (outside university) to transfer more than a couple of meg is to sent a CD through the post. Even if you are "blessed" with a home wire that can go at more than 56k then you are still stuck with operators who put a ZX Spectrum at the other end and charge you through the nose.
And there's one obvious culprit for who sorry shebang. The same one who restricted the use of ISDN by exorbitant charging, the same one who wants to charge me 100 pounds to "install" a wire I can see already comes into my house, the same one who used to produce CDs that required a full reformat of the hard disk after use, the same one who sat on its fat arse collecting money when the rest of the world was installing better infrastructure. BT.