Sony Launches Internet Service Offering Twice the Speed of Google Fiber

An anonymous reader writes "Sony Japan has announced that its own Internet service provider So-net Entertainment has launched what is thought to be the world's fastest Internet connection for home use in Japan with download speed of 2 Gbps on average. This speed is twice as fast as competing high-speed fiber connections in Japan. The ultra-fast connection, known as Nuro, will cost an inexpensive 4,980 yen ($51) per month- offering download speeds of 2 Gbps and uploads of up to 1 Gbps."

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Re:And it's in Japan

[Anonymous Coward]

Japan has incredibly high population densities relative to the U.S. (same with South Korea), this comparison is pointless. Fiber is expensive over distances, which the U.S. has a lot of.