[39399] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: It's way too quiet
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Miles Fidelman)
Thu Jul 5 16:07:10 2001
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 15:59:14 -0400 (EDT)
From: Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@civicnet.org>
To: nanog@merit.edu
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> > I have a number in my head as to what I consider broadband. It's not
> > an unreasonable number but it certainly does exceed what is available
> > to the average consumer.
>
> > Oh wise nanogers, what speeds do we need to achieve for the average
> > consumer before we truly have broadband?
Neglecting the debate about how to define "broadband," I've long
maintained that homes and small offices should have whatever people have
at work - otherwise telecommuting, small businesses, contractors, and such
are at a big disadvantage.
That makes "broadband" (or perhaps "standard practice") a moving target. A
few years ago that was 10mbps. Today 100bps is becoming the norm (and most
PCs come with 10/100 cards). Pretty soon we're talking gigabit ethernet.
If you're deploying a new system today, gigabit fiber-to-the-home seems
the way to go. Check out www.worldwidepackets.com to see what's available
to support that.
Miles
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