wineo
Mon 30 January 2006, 08:58 am GMT +0100
Soon our home internet connection speeds are going to be close to that of the ISP's speeds. Here is Australia the ADSL 2 connection speeds are up to 24000 Kbps now. Isn't that getting close to some ISP's theoretical limits? I am sure that there is no chance of anyone really getting a download from one source at that full speed though, other than straight from the ISP.
Anyway, I was just wondering... they may have to improve the backbone links soon. ;o)
Nikolas
Mon 30 January 2006, 09:36 am GMT +0100
That's true (about the backbone)
Even if they give the user a optic fibre connection, they will still have to get a backbone of multiple times this cappacity. Propably we are in a limit right now, that the science should solve.
Anyway those things are great because that things are really making the internet cheap for everyone.
wineo
Mon 30 January 2006, 09:42 am GMT +0100
That was the word I was looking for "Science"! Some new technology will soon have to be developed to cope with higher speeds.
Nikolas
Mon 30 January 2006, 09:44 am GMT +0100
That's for sure. I think that the one that fits for now is the one that uses the electric wires. It can handle 1Gb/sec so it is fine for now....