Comments on: Are Upload Speeds the New Broadband Selling Point? http://gigaom.com/2009/06/22/are-upload-speeds-the-new-broadband-selling-point/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:47:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: ISPs Are Boosting Upstream Speeds, But Where Are the Services? http://gigaom.com/2009/06/22/are-upload-speeds-the-new-broadband-selling-point/#comment-967057 ISPs Are Boosting Upstream Speeds, But Where Are the Services? Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:01:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=55245#comment-967057 <p>[...] service providers are beginning to focus on upstream speeds as subscribers change their online behavior from consuming web content to producing it. I’ve [...]</p> [...] service providers are beginning to focus on upstream speeds as subscribers change their online behavior from consuming web content to producing it. I’ve [...]

]]> By: We Need More Than Video to Drive Upstream Upgrades http://gigaom.com/2009/06/22/are-upload-speeds-the-new-broadband-selling-point/#comment-967028 We Need More Than Video to Drive Upstream Upgrades Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:36:37 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=55245#comment-967028 <p>[...] Service Providers are beginning to focus on upstream speeds as subscribers change their online behavior from consuming online content to producing it. Upstream [...]</p> [...] Service Providers are beginning to focus on upstream speeds as subscribers change their online behavior from consuming online content to producing it. Upstream [...]

]]> By: Web Conferencing, Video Conferencing: Leaders – Insight - Recommendations » Blog Archive » Faster Upstreams Needed for Great Web and Video Conferencing http://gigaom.com/2009/06/22/are-upload-speeds-the-new-broadband-selling-point/#comment-962599 Web Conferencing, Video Conferencing: Leaders – Insight - Recommendations » Blog Archive » Faster Upstreams Needed for Great Web and Video Conferencing Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:06:03 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=55245#comment-962599 <p>[...] upstream speeds have never been as big of an issue. That’s clearly starting to change as Internet service providers like Verizon and Qwest offer data packages with increased upstream speeds so users can upload information [...]</p> [...] upstream speeds have never been as big of an issue. That’s clearly starting to change as Internet service providers like Verizon and Qwest offer data packages with increased upstream speeds so users can upload information [...]

]]> By: You Stream, I Stream, We All Stream Upstream http://gigaom.com/2009/06/22/are-upload-speeds-the-new-broadband-selling-point/#comment-962109 You Stream, I Stream, We All Stream Upstream Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:22:27 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=55245#comment-962109 <p>[...] speeds have never been as big of an issue. That’s clearly starting to change as Internet service providers like Verizon and Qwest offer data packages with increased upstream speeds so users can upload information [...]</p> [...] speeds have never been as big of an issue. That’s clearly starting to change as Internet service providers like Verizon and Qwest offer data packages with increased upstream speeds so users can upload information [...]

]]> By: iControl Gets $23M Thanks to Better Broadband http://gigaom.com/2009/06/22/are-upload-speeds-the-new-broadband-selling-point/#comment-961628 iControl Gets $23M Thanks to Better Broadband Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:25:28 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=55245#comment-961628 <p>[...] Dawes said that unless a customer is monitoring several video cameras the total data rates uploaded and downloaded by the service should not have a large effect on a subscriber’s bandwidth cap. That is, unless someone wants high-quality video streams, and lots of them. [...]</p> [...] Dawes said that unless a customer is monitoring several video cameras the total data rates uploaded and downloaded by the service should not have a large effect on a subscriber’s bandwidth cap. That is, unless someone wants high-quality video streams, and lots of them. [...]

]]> By: Qwest Boosts Upstream Speeds for Some Customers | Tech Daily http://gigaom.com/2009/06/22/are-upload-speeds-the-new-broadband-selling-point/#comment-961283 Qwest Boosts Upstream Speeds for Some Customers | Tech Daily Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:13:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=55245#comment-961283 <p>[...] customers, and is also offering discounts on the service in conjunction with a wired phone line. Like its competitors, the phone provider is emphasizing faster upstream speed packages as part of this effort. [...]</p> [...] customers, and is also offering discounts on the service in conjunction with a wired phone line. Like its competitors, the phone provider is emphasizing faster upstream speed packages as part of this effort. [...]

]]> By: Qwest Boosts Upstream Speeds for Some Customers http://gigaom.com/2009/06/22/are-upload-speeds-the-new-broadband-selling-point/#comment-961251 Qwest Boosts Upstream Speeds for Some Customers Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:05:23 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=55245#comment-961251 <p>[...] customers, and is also offering discounts on the service in conjunction with a wired phone line. Like its competitors, the phone provider is emphasizing faster upstream speed packages as part of this effort. [...]</p> [...] customers, and is also offering discounts on the service in conjunction with a wired phone line. Like its competitors, the phone provider is emphasizing faster upstream speed packages as part of this effort. [...]

]]> By: Dana Spiegel http://gigaom.com/2009/06/22/are-upload-speeds-the-new-broadband-selling-point/#comment-955145 Dana Spiegel Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:24:53 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=55245#comment-955145 <p>@puckU - Don't feed the troll.</p> @puckU – Don’t feed the troll.

]]> By: puckU http://gigaom.com/2009/06/22/are-upload-speeds-the-new-broadband-selling-point/#comment-955141 puckU Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:18:11 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=55245#comment-955141 <p>when you asy "upstream bandwidth is a business service" Your wrong Brett.</p> <p>that may be how Your currently make your bread and butter, but the plain fact is, if it were not for the free UK and us pioneers such as sir bernard lee , AND the masses of end users from the very beginning, fulling up the so called interconnected world wide web with content, then your "business Only upload bandwidth thinking" would Not even exist....</p> <p>the currently popular way for end useres to get conected is OC the local ISP, and as these ISPs have taken it upon themselves to expand are able to keep more and more dataflows inside their own sections of the so called web.</p> <p>However that does not mean if they push all their end users to the corporate myth of "pay per bit" is good for the consumers/endusers and they force this on them, then the end user to large corporate ISP model may become a thng of the past as they loose virtually all their end user income.</p> <p>a mega/large corporation is no good if theres no end user cash flow to take is there.</p> <p>if this pay per megabit becomes ingrained, im seeing many more end users take up the wireless 11n and 3rd party free and open Mesh firmwares in the near future, as they start their own small and medium community LANs and clubbing to gether to get FAR better deals from the likes of the small 1-2 man Co-Location providers free peering with others of their kind on their upload/download rates.</p> <p>OC Hats OFF to the likes of Sacramento based "SureWest Communications" and their conserted push for all things "symmetrical" 3,10.15,and 25Mbps, perhaps far more later, may they and other like them grow and prosper FOR Providing What END USERS the world over WANT, that being fixed Fee faster evolving UPLOAD rates over a reasonable timeframe.</p> <p>http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Surewest-Fiber-Customers-Get-Free-Upgrade-103082</p> when you asy “upstream bandwidth is a business service” Your wrong Brett.

that may be how Your currently make your bread and butter, but the plain fact is, if it were not for the free UK and us pioneers such as sir bernard lee , AND the masses of end users from the very beginning, fulling up the so called interconnected world wide web with content, then your “business Only upload bandwidth thinking” would Not even exist….

the currently popular way for end useres to get conected is OC the local ISP, and as these ISPs have taken it upon themselves to expand are able to keep more and more dataflows inside their own sections of the so called web.

However that does not mean if they push all their end users to the corporate myth of “pay per bit” is good for the consumers/endusers and they force this on them, then the end user to large corporate ISP model may become a thng of the past as they loose virtually all their end user income.

a mega/large corporation is no good if theres no end user cash flow to take is there.

if this pay per megabit becomes ingrained, im seeing many more end users take up the wireless 11n and 3rd party free and open Mesh firmwares in the near future, as they start their own small and medium community LANs and clubbing to gether to get FAR better deals from the likes of the small 1-2 man Co-Location providers free peering with others of their kind on their upload/download rates.

OC Hats OFF to the likes of Sacramento based “SureWest Communications” and their conserted push for all things “symmetrical” 3,10.15,and 25Mbps, perhaps far more later, may they and other like them grow and prosper FOR Providing What END USERS the world over WANT, that being fixed Fee faster evolving UPLOAD rates over a reasonable timeframe.

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Surewest-Fiber-Customers-Get-Free-Upgrade-103082

]]> By: Brett Glass http://gigaom.com/2009/06/22/are-upload-speeds-the-new-broadband-selling-point/#comment-954897 Brett Glass Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:42:17 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=55245#comment-954897 <p>High speed upstream bandwidth is a business service, and should be priced appropriately.</p> High speed upstream bandwidth is a business service, and should be priced appropriately.

]]> By: David Robins http://gigaom.com/2009/06/22/are-upload-speeds-the-new-broadband-selling-point/#comment-954714 David Robins Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:17:35 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=55245#comment-954714 <p>This is great news, and way overdue. In Japan, Korea and some parts of Europe, they have even faster speeds than what Verizon is advertising.To make online data storage and back viable, we need faster internet in this country. At these speeds cloud computing can compete against desktop applications in some market segments!</p> This is great news, and way overdue. In Japan, Korea and some parts of Europe, they have even faster speeds than what Verizon is advertising.To make online data storage and back viable, we need faster internet in this country. At these speeds cloud computing can compete against desktop applications in some market segments!

]]> By: Internet Marketing, Strategy & Technology Links – June 23, 2009 « Sazbean http://gigaom.com/2009/06/22/are-upload-speeds-the-new-broadband-selling-point/#comment-954695 Internet Marketing, Strategy & Technology Links – June 23, 2009 « Sazbean Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:05:49 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=55245#comment-954695 <p>[...] Are Upload Speeds the New Broadband Selling Point? (GigaOM) [...]</p> [...] Are Upload Speeds the New Broadband Selling Point? (GigaOM) [...]

]]> By: Stacey Higginbotham http://gigaom.com/2009/06/22/are-upload-speeds-the-new-broadband-selling-point/#comment-954689 Stacey Higginbotham Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:46:00 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=55245#comment-954689 <p>Robert, you're right. I fixed it.</p> Robert, you’re right. I fixed it.

]]> By: Dana Spiegel http://gigaom.com/2009/06/22/are-upload-speeds-the-new-broadband-selling-point/#comment-954657 Dana Spiegel Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:49:43 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=55245#comment-954657 <p>Not really sure what "Downstate New York" means, since the new speeds <em>AREN'T</em> available in NYC. I have Fios in Brooklyn (a 20/5) connection, and when I called today to upgrade to the 25/15 connection speed (for only $8 more/month), I was told by the friendly Service Rep that the new speeds aren't available at my location.</p> <p>I'm not sure if this is just an issue with Verizon's systems during the rollout (goodness knows they have a lot of billing systems to update), but if these speeds aren't offered in NYC, then its pretty clear that Verizon is lying through its teeth with this announcement.</p> Not really sure what “Downstate New York” means, since the new speeds AREN’T available in NYC. I have Fios in Brooklyn (a 20/5) connection, and when I called today to upgrade to the 25/15 connection speed (for only $8 more/month), I was told by the friendly Service Rep that the new speeds aren’t available at my location.

I’m not sure if this is just an issue with Verizon’s systems during the rollout (goodness knows they have a lot of billing systems to update), but if these speeds aren’t offered in NYC, then its pretty clear that Verizon is lying through its teeth with this announcement.

]]> By: Ian L http://gigaom.com/2009/06/22/are-upload-speeds-the-new-broadband-selling-point/#comment-954630 Ian L Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:03:34 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=55245#comment-954630 <p>Verizon's plan changes are nice and all, however the big focus on upload speeds is somewhat reversed with their kibosh on the 20 Mbps symmetric tier. Granted, 15 Mbps is the fastest speed on uploads of any non-fiber establishment (which Verizon is competing against) and you can get 20 Mbps up with the 50 Mbps down plan. More to that, Verizon is offering 35/20 in NYC. Still, dropping uploads by 25% isn't my idea of fun.</p> Verizon’s plan changes are nice and all, however the big focus on upload speeds is somewhat reversed with their kibosh on the 20 Mbps symmetric tier. Granted, 15 Mbps is the fastest speed on uploads of any non-fiber establishment (which Verizon is competing against) and you can get 20 Mbps up with the 50 Mbps down plan. More to that, Verizon is offering 35/20 in NYC. Still, dropping uploads by 25% isn’t my idea of fun.

]]> By: Mario http://gigaom.com/2009/06/22/are-upload-speeds-the-new-broadband-selling-point/#comment-954615 Mario Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:16:47 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=55245#comment-954615 <p>Ya, Verizon spent 23 BILLION on FIOS. Every other ISP is upgrading, except for Time Warner...</p> Ya, Verizon spent 23 BILLION on FIOS. Every other ISP is upgrading, except for Time Warner…

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