I a bit curious...even with huge window sizes, the latencies would appear to be the limiting Factor to much under a gig (not to have to consider, in addition, the "operating system" and PC speeds).
But, purpose-built movie-sucking-boxes from Akamai-type cache on the gig network...or, purpose-built Medical devices retrieving medical imaging...maybe. . . . J o n a t h a n -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 2:04 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Google to build ultra-fast broadband networks Wholesale 1G costs less than $1k now, depending on the vendor. Also, when you have a network as large as Google's, BW costs you less. Also, just like you're oversubscribing that 10 meg pipe, they're oversubscribing those gigs. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Marco Coelho" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 12:07 PM To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Subject: [WISPA] Google to build ultra-fast broadband networks > Google to build ultra-fast broadband networks > > WASHINGTON - Google plans to build experimental, ultra-fast Internet > networks in a handful of communities around the country. > > The search company said Wednesday that its fiber-optic broadband > networks will deliver speeds of 1 gigabit per second to as many as > 500,000 Americans. Google Inc. says those systems will be more than > 100 times faster than the networks that most Americans have access to > today. > > In a blog post, the company said the networks will let consumers > download a high-definition, full-length feature film in less than five > minutes and allow rural health clinics to send 3-D medical images over > the Web. > > Google says it will seek input from communities that might be > interested in getting one of the testbed networks. > > ****end of article > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_broadband_ne twork > > sounds very dot commy to me: > Best price on a 1G pipe is about 1K-5K within a NOC. I wonder how you > make money giving it away? > > -- > Marco C. Coelho > Argon Technologies Inc. > POB 875 > Greenville, TX 75403-0875 > 903-455-5036 > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
