The Future of the Internet?

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  1. DubStyle

    DubStyle I may be wrong, but I doubt it Registered Senior Member

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    What sort of advances are we looking at in terms of bandwith in the next 5 years?

    is their any new technology beyond cable/dsl?
     
    DubStyle, Oct 16, 2005
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  3. alexb123

    alexb123 The Amish web page is fast! Valued Senior Member

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    8mb is going to be common place soon. In the uk NTL are taking the lead and setting 6mb as their standard from next year. I don't think things will get much faster as whats the point? 8mb will give you live steaming and a full film in about 10 minutes.
     
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  5. cosmictraveler

    cosmictraveler Be kind to yourself always. Valued Senior Member

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    A second internet.
     
    cosmictraveler, Oct 17, 2005
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  7. THC

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    verizon is currently rolling out FIOS (fiber optic), i think it starts @ like 20M down and 2M up.
     
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  8. Light

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    One new thing gaining a lot of steam in the U.S. is broadband being delivered over the power lines. If it gets to the 8-10Mbit range, it will cause a some havoc for the phone/cable and satellite services (including DSL).

    Beyond things like that, it will just be more of the same.
     
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  10. KennyJC

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    NTL is upgrading my broadband to 10mb in the near future for no extra cost. They already upgraded it to 2mb without my knowledge for free!

    The days of huge phone bills and 3.3kps transfers are well and truely left behind in the 20th century!
     
    KennyJC, Oct 17, 2005
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  11. kmguru

    kmguru Staff Member

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    Just some thoughts:

    The future of Internet will depend on true AI routers that will seemlessly integrate wired and satellite service.

    For common data that is accessed by many people such as news, music and movies, those files will be on a continuous loop around the world and the packets will be copied and picked up by your local router.

    Higher and higher bandwidth....
     
    kmguru, Nov 2, 2005
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