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

By: Kinect and the Power of Big Broadband: Tech News and Analysis «

Kinect and the Power of Big Broadband: Tech News and Analysis « — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:31:13 +0000

[...] in rural areas that might see the most benefit and most importantly, latency would have to be at 1 millisecond or less according to Cisco. And Chizeck isn’t the only one who is excited. A team from MIT Media Lab [...]

By: Will Internet TV Be a Victim of Bandwidth Caps?

Will Internet TV Be a Victim of Bandwidth Caps? — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:01:37 +0000

[...] held back by bandwidth available to end users. As Stacey Higginbotham at GigaOM has long argued, consumers need fat pipes to be able to watch high-quality video over the Internet. That need has only increased as [...]

By: Will Silicon Valley Remain the Center of the Tech Universe?

Will Silicon Valley Remain the Center of the Tech Universe? — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:03:59 +0000

[...] society will take a while to catch up (as will our infrastructure), but for those who have fast connections and the type of profession and company culture to embrace [...]

By: Can You See Me Now? The Future of Video Chat

Can You See Me Now? The Future of Video Chat — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 07:01:52 +0000

[...] Service Providers, the growth of video chat is both a source of concern and possible extra revenue. Video chats take up far more bandwidth than a voice call depending on the quality, and both wireline and wireless operators are concerned about how that [...]

By: Atul

Atul — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:04:47 +0000

"Beam me up, Scottie" ;-)

By: Google’s Fiber Network Could Foil ISPs and Fuel Innovation – GigaOM

Google’s Fiber Network Could Foil ISPs and Fuel Innovation – GigaOM — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:48:34 +0000

[...] has been five years in the making, could positively shift the telecommunications landscape if it leads to new services that galvanize the FCC, communities and consumers to start demanding faster broadband. It also creates a potential [...]

By: Google to Build Fiber Network to Drive Web Innovation – GigaOM

Google to Build Fiber Network to Drive Web Innovation – GigaOM — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:43:26 +0000

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.

Here to help if you need more information.

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 [...]