A 100-Times Faster Internet?
Posted on March 18, 2010 by Som Seng
Did you happen to catch Google’s recent news about experimenting with higher speed broadband networks? Here, from a recent report, is what they are planning and just a few of the astonishing implications:
Google announced plans Wednesday to build experimental ultra high-speed broadband networks that would deliver Internet speeds 100 times faster than those of today to up to half a million Americans… The Web search and advertising giant said the envisioned one gigabit per second speeds would allow to stream [SIC] 3-D medical imaging over the Web or download a high-definition, full-length movie in less than five minutes.
The full report, which you can see here, does a good job of examining what this means and why faster speeds are urgent. For an added perspective that also examines online learning implications, check out this story at TechNewsWorld.
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