UK's Gigaclear Launches 5 Gbps Fiber Broadband Service (networkworld.com)

An anonymous reader writes: Broadband service provider Gigaclear announced it will offer 5 Gbps internet service beginning next year. Most homes would be hard-pressed to consume data at this rate today, but these speeds will become necessary when over-the-top television services like Netflix and HBO GO become commonplace, television pixel densities grow to 8K (7680p X 4320p) at 60 to 120 fps, and the IoT connects every other home device to the internet. “We’re offering customers the chance to access absolutely phenomenal broadband speeds,” Gigaclear CEO Matthew Hare said in an official announcement. “To be clear, this is a premium service that gives the fastest Internet speeds in the country to those of our customers who want the best connection that they can get.”

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Re:Meanwhile in sunny Oz

[dave420]

"Waaah waaah high population density". That is nonsense. There are plenty of sparsely-populated countries with fantastic internet access. The "population density" argument is abject nonsense.