Comments on: 2005 - Year of the Broadband http://gigaom.com/2005/12/31/2005-year-of-the-broadband/ The Business of Technology Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:48:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: John http://gigaom.com/2005/12/31/2005-year-of-the-broadband/#comment-39467 John Sun, 19 Nov 2006 07:05:58 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/12/31/2005-year-of-the-broadband/#comment-39467 <p>That kind good information with graph and figures. Thanks for posting it.</p> That kind good information with graph and figures. Thanks for posting it.

]]> By: Om Malik on Broadband : » Paris Mayor: Free Internet For All http://gigaom.com/2005/12/31/2005-year-of-the-broadband/#comment-39466 Om Malik on Broadband : » Paris Mayor: Free Internet For All Mon, 09 Jan 2006 08:20:32 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/12/31/2005-year-of-the-broadband/#comment-39466 <p>[...] According to some estimates, France has fallen behind UK in the broadband subscriber numbers. If you have interest in global broadband, please visit our Broadband Wiki and help us keep it up-to-date. [...]</p> [...] According to some estimates, France has fallen behind UK in the broadband subscriber numbers. If you have interest in global broadband, please visit our Broadband Wiki and help us keep it up-to-date. [...]

]]> By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2005/12/31/2005-year-of-the-broadband/#comment-39465 Jesse Kopelman Tue, 03 Jan 2006 23:22:22 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/12/31/2005-year-of-the-broadband/#comment-39465 <p>I think you're wrong Om. Without services like Skype and P2P, why would anyone pay $40+/month for broadband? If all you are going to do is e-mail and surf, dial-up or the cheapest tier of DSL is good enough. The pipe owners owe just as much to Skype et al as oil companies owe to SUV producing car companies.</p> I think you’re wrong Om. Without services like Skype and P2P, why would anyone pay $40+/month for broadband? If all you are going to do is e-mail and surf, dial-up or the cheapest tier of DSL is good enough. The pipe owners owe just as much to Skype et al as oil companies owe to SUV producing car companies.

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2005/12/31/2005-year-of-the-broadband/#comment-39464 Om Malik Sun, 01 Jan 2006 17:40:31 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/12/31/2005-year-of-the-broadband/#comment-39464 <p>charlie, as you rightfully point out, there are "payments" when it comes to CNN/ESPN etc. not parasitic in any sense. pipe owners are making money. anyway that is the problem Skype has. it uses the infrastructure but doesn't really share the spoils as of now.</p> charlie, as you rightfully point out, there are “payments” when it comes to CNN/ESPN etc. not parasitic in any sense. pipe owners are making money. anyway that is the problem Skype has. it uses the infrastructure but doesn’t really share the spoils as of now.

]]> By: Charlie Sierra http://gigaom.com/2005/12/31/2005-year-of-the-broadband/#comment-39462 Charlie Sierra Sun, 01 Jan 2006 15:29:59 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/12/31/2005-year-of-the-broadband/#comment-39462 <p>"...unlike skype which is a parasitic service"</p> <p>Om, shirley you don't mean to imply that Yahoo, Google, Bittorent, or heaven forbid all blogs are parasitic? (well maybe bittorent...)</p> <p>Do the Cablecos consider CNN, ESPN, MTV parasitic?</p> <p>Who pays who in that arrangement, and what makes anybody think the internet distributor-content provider relationship will be upside down?</p> “…unlike skype which is a parasitic service”

Om, shirley you don’t mean to imply that Yahoo, Google, Bittorent, or heaven forbid all blogs are parasitic? (well maybe bittorent…)

Do the Cablecos consider CNN, ESPN, MTV parasitic?

Who pays who in that arrangement, and what makes anybody think the internet distributor-content provider relationship will be upside down?

]]> By: Modesto Alexandre http://gigaom.com/2005/12/31/2005-year-of-the-broadband/#comment-39460 Modesto Alexandre Sun, 01 Jan 2006 10:53:13 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/12/31/2005-year-of-the-broadband/#comment-39460 <p>2006 year of FTTH :)</p> <p>Happy New Year</p> 2006 year of FTTH :)

Happy New Year

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2005/12/31/2005-year-of-the-broadband/#comment-39458 Om Malik Sun, 01 Jan 2006 08:14:21 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/12/31/2005-year-of-the-broadband/#comment-39458 <p>and just as an aside, the people who are driving the cost of voice to zero: pipe owners with no legacy business. because they are the ones who can afford to do it. unlike skype which is a parasitic service that can be choked at the will of the carriers/users.</p> and just as an aside, the people who are driving the cost of voice to zero: pipe owners with no legacy business. because they are the ones who can afford to do it. unlike skype which is a parasitic service that can be choked at the will of the carriers/users.

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2005/12/31/2005-year-of-the-broadband/#comment-39457 Om Malik Sun, 01 Jan 2006 08:13:18 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/12/31/2005-year-of-the-broadband/#comment-39457 <p>the reason skype deal is head scratching is because of the money involved. i don't think the $4 billion price tag makes sense. anyway i have my opinions on this, and you have yours.</p> the reason skype deal is head scratching is because of the money involved. i don’t think the $4 billion price tag makes sense. anyway i have my opinions on this, and you have yours.

]]> By: Ted http://gigaom.com/2005/12/31/2005-year-of-the-broadband/#comment-39456 Ted Sun, 01 Jan 2006 06:14:15 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/12/31/2005-year-of-the-broadband/#comment-39456 <p>I find it amusing that you find the skype deal head scratching, then lay out almost every reason why it's not.</p> <p>The fact is, voice WILL be free, and skype is the market leader. I guess the fact the ebay is the buyer is headscratching, but the metrics of the deal make so much sense... I think that in 6-12 months, people will be talking about the genius of this deal. Skype, in my opinion, was the #1 acquisition target of 2002-2005.</p> I find it amusing that you find the skype deal head scratching, then lay out almost every reason why it’s not.

The fact is, voice WILL be free, and skype is the market leader. I guess the fact the ebay is the buyer is headscratching, but the metrics of the deal make so much sense… I think that in 6-12 months, people will be talking about the genius of this deal. Skype, in my opinion, was the #1 acquisition target of 2002-2005.

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