Comments on: Why We Need Fat Pipes: The Top 5 Bandwidth-Hungry Apps

By: Daniel Schainen

Daniel Schainen — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:26:44 +0000

All I can say is that this company – Cogent Communications- has everything a small, medium and large company will need with regard to bandwidth.

It is a multinational, Tier 1 facilities-based ISP, consistently ranked as one of the top five networks in the world. Cogent specializes in providing businesses with high speed Internet access and point-to-point transport services.

Cogent’s facilities-based, all-optical IP network backbone provides IP services in over 140 markets located in North America and Europe.

Since its inception, Cogent has unleashed the benefits of IP technology, building one of the largest and highest capacity IP networks in existence. This network enables Cogent to offer large bandwidth connections at highly competitive prices. Cogent also offers superior customer support by virtue of its end-to-end control of service delivery and network monitoring.

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By: Pain at the Pipe: Latency Matters

Pain at the Pipe: Latency Matters — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:34:54 +0000

[...] more streaming services, try to engage in video conferencing, and expect a more real-time web, latency is increasingly becoming an issue. Imagine if you’re having heart problems and need to have your heart rate monitored remotely [...]

By: Cisco Splurge Shows Video Conferencing is Hot

Cisco Splurge Shows Video Conferencing is Hot — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:43:35 +0000

[...] why wouldn’t Cisco love video conferencing? It’s an application that requires a fast network and a lot of bandwidth, something the communications industry is increasingly able to provide, not just at the high end [...]

By: Cisco’s $3B Reason to Love Tandberg

Cisco’s $3B Reason to Love Tandberg — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:33:00 +0000

By: Are Upload Speeds the New Broadband Selling Point? | Design Website

Are Upload Speeds the New Broadband Selling Point? | Design Website — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:16:44 +0000

[...] really want to get people excited about faster download packages ,they’re going to need to deliver services such as home security applications and video conferencing that require both fast downstream and [...]

By: Are Upload Speeds the New Broadband Selling Point? | 123 All Reviews

Are Upload Speeds the New Broadband Selling Point? | 123 All Reviews — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:11:29 +0000

By: Are Upload Speeds the New Broadband Selling Point?

Are Upload Speeds the New Broadband Selling Point? — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:39:54 +0000

By: The Doctor

The Doctor — Sun, 03 May 2009 06:36:15 +0000

“high-definition telepresence requires 24 Mbps and about a 50 millisecond latency”

[citation needed]

By: The Storage Effect » Fat pipes beget fat storage

The Storage Effect » Fat pipes beget fat storage — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:36:47 +0000

[...] points to five game-changing applications enabled by fatter network pipes. This trend has huge implications on storage, because everyone of [...]

By: Storage Effect » Fat pipes beget fat storage

Storage Effect » Fat pipes beget fat storage — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:41:37 +0000

[...] points to five game-changing applications enabled by fatter network pipes. This trend has huge implications on storage, because everyone of [...]

By: ¿Y si González-Sinde no es tan mala como la pintan? « La noticia tecnológica de la semana

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:05:44 +0000

[...] a través de Internet, descargas directas, voz ip, juegos online, videoconferencias, SaaS, y muchos más. De hecho hay servicios que en la actualidad no se pueden prestar por la falta de ancho de banda [...]

By: Optics Research Blasts Beyond 150 Gbps

Optics Research Blasts Beyond 150 Gbps — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:13:17 +0000

[...] signal. If we want to keep clogging our tubes with HD video and telepresence and achieve futuristic goals such as remote surgery, then we’re going to need the wider pipes this research could [...]

By: Cloud Storage Could Mean Fat Pipes For All

Cloud Storage Could Mean Fat Pipes For All — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:01:40 +0000

[...] the slow lane as providers upgrade their long-haul networks with an eye toward the less demanding consumer and enterprise bandwidth needs. When I asked about the move from 10 Gbps to 40 Gbps on long-haul networks, Boisseau scoffed, [...]

By: Cisco To Buy Pure Digital for $590M

Cisco To Buy Pure Digital for $590M — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:30:19 +0000

[...] short videos, would drive the amount of video content on networks sky high. Cisco estimates that a good HD telepresence experience requires speeds of 24 Mbps and requires quality of service guarantees — both of which Cisco equipment could help ensure. [...]

By: ¿Para qué sirven los 100 megas? « Blog CMT

¿Para qué sirven los 100 megas? « Blog CMT — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:37:45 +0000

[...] La TV en Alta Definición necesita unos anchos de banda de 5 a 8 megas según un artículo de Gigaom. El Digital Video Recorder se ofrece, pero todavía es una opción que requiere pagar una tarifa [...]

By: Broadband: Damned Lies Edition

Broadband: Damned Lies Edition — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:22:49 +0000

[...] or Verizon is investing $23 billion in next generation networks, it’s more valuable to look ahead at what people need to be able to do with broadband networks — items such as telepresence, streaming media or ubiquitous access to high speed connections [...]