 DogfatherPremium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA | reply to Matt
Re: Overkill and overpriced 5 years is an eternity in technology. And this is a 'light-switch' upgrade for Verizon. Current fiber deployment would support 100Mb service in shared topology and with GPON which isn't hugely expensive upgrade it is even easier.
Unlike cable, this isn't a 'need to plan for' type problem for Verizon. Their current fiber deployment supports 100Mb in shared topology and with GPON upgrades, which isn't a 'major' investment it is even easier.
And sure, I can think of a future of where we could conceivably use 100Mb service...a couple of 1080P IPTV streams could do it alone. But that kind of offering will be a long time coming, thus 100Mb won't be of any use for a long time coming. |
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 MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | said by Dogfather:And sure, I can think of a future of where we could conceivably use 100Mb service...a couple of 1080P IPTV streams could do it alone. But that kind of offering will be a long time coming, thus 100Mb won't be of any use for a long time coming. I'm not sure what relevance the rest of your post had so I'll address the issue I thought we were originally discussing.
If there weren't any use for it, I doubt they'd be offering it. I could think of several uses for it right now outside of IPTV streaming but again, you're still thinking one-dimensionally. With 100Mbps, you can start doing all kinds of things, like video conferencing, sharing videos real-time to OTHER friends XBox/Wii/PS3 consoles, video streaming to your home (as you mentioned) ... there are a multitude of things that 100Mbps opens up.
The most important aspect is the application we CAN'T think of. Just like when broadband was introduced and people wondered (and some still do) why anyone needed more than 1.5Mbps, 100Mbps opens the door to a lot of interactivity you simply can't do now.
And server bandwidth is cheap so capacity will catch up with home connections very quickly. We get 100GB of premium bandwidth from our datacenter on a 100Mbps port for a little less than a dollar a GB. That price will not do anything but go down. |
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fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | reply to Dogfather
Not really, it's not just a "light switch" upgrade for Verizon. It gets to a point where it goes deeper into the house system as well with equipment, etc.
Not all of that pipe to your home is for internet.. The MOST common mistake around BBR by the "experts" is that the speed equals "internet use".. far from it.
This same service also carries Television, wide area networking to other incumbent services, better phone handling, improved network update pushes, etc. A lot of last mile only services would benefit.
I hate to burst your bubble, but 100MB can surely be useful in the near future for sure! |
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DogfatherPremium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA | reply to Matt
They're offering it just for what Karl said, marketing. They can flash "up to 100Mb" ads all over the place. |
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 jaaPremium,MVM
join:2000-06-13
kudos:2 | reply to fiberguy
The 100mb = internet speed, not bandwidth to the home. TV and voice are in addition to that.
Their 50/20 tier is internet speed - not shared with TV or voice. Verizon quotes internet speeds in their marketing, not pipe to the home. |
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