| You're Missing the Point Everybody can argue at the effectiveness of FIOS Service, but theres one major advantage that Verizon has to all other competitors....
FIOS to the Premise >>> Passive Fiber from Backbone to Backyard
The speeds that you are seeing now and just a taste of what FIOS can offer. Within a year, Verizon will push out the first true 100Mb download speed to the home. No matter what innovations cable makes, it will never be able to catch up to Verizon because it lacks the necessary transmission medium to attain "gigabitish" network levels.
By the way... Most people don't need more than 768kb for there home. An argument of neccessity vs WANT should never be brought up in the U.S. market. Even in Japan, there on the verge of gigabit FIOS, so don't knock it.
Verizon only has to contend with QoS to grow it's marketshare. As long as they can establish and maintain a quality service , they'll have no problem taking business away from competitors. And, even if they don't, this puts a fire under the rest of the industry to develop technology that is quicker and less expensive. Either way it's a win-win situation. |
