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Poor US Infrastructure Threatens the Cloud
snydeq writes "Thanks to state-sponsored cable/phone duopolies, U.S. broadband stays slow and expensive — and will probably impede cloud adoption, writes Andrew C. Oliver. 'As a patriotic American, I find the current political atmosphere where telecom lobbyists set the agenda to be a nightmare. All over the world, high-end fiber is being deployed while powerful monopolies in the United States work to prevent it from coming here,' Oliver writes. 'I expect that cloud adoption will closely match broadband speed, cost, and availability curves. Those companies living in countries where the broadband monopoly is protected will adopt the cloud at a slower rate than those with competitive markets and municipal fiber. There's a good chance U.S. firms will fall into that group.'"
Because the citizens have no balls. Too many Cheetos, I guess... That's what that shit does to you, it shrinks your balls. Makes you submissive and lazy... This is the government you deserve. Live with it, or fix it. Your choice.
“He’s not deformed, he’s just drunk!”
Broadband adoption is low in the US because there are existing systems in place that most people are perfectly happy with. Broadband adoption is high in countries that never had the same infrastructure and find it cheaper to jump directly to the newer technology. The telecom companies have no problem with increasing broadband systems, because they are the ones who would be building them. The reason they aren't taking off is because of a lack of sufficient interest. Perhaps Oliver should actually learn something about what he's bitching about next time before spreading fud.