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Report Says Schools Need 100Mbps Per 1,000 Users
alphadogg writes "American schools need mega-broadband networks — and they need them soon, a new report says. Specifically, U.S. educational institutions will need networks that deliver broadband performance of 100Mbps for every 1,000 students and staff members in time for the 2014-15 school year. That's the conclusion reached by the State Educational Technology Directors Association. Why the need for speed? For one thing, more and more schools are using online textbooks and collaboration tools, said Christine Fox, director of educational leadership and research at SETDA. Broadband access must be 'ubiquitous' and 'robust,' she said, adding that schools should think of broadband as a 'necessary utility,' not as an add-on. The report, called 'The Broadband Imperative,' further suggests that schools should upgrade their networks to support speeds of 1Gbps per 1,000 users in five years."
100Mbps for textbooks
It's a new DRM system.
Palm trees and 8
With that attitude, you would think that the point of textbooks is to pass knowledge on to other people, rather than to make money for textbook publishers...
Palm trees and 8
It appears that you've gone off your meds again, number 980855.
Please return to the reeducation cell immediately.
Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
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