Comments on: ISPs Are Boosting Upstream Speeds, But Where Are the Services? http://gigaom.com/2009/08/13/isps-are-boosting-upstream-speeds-but-where-are-the-services/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:02:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: 10G GPON Tutorial - FTTxtra http://gigaom.com/2009/08/13/isps-are-boosting-upstream-speeds-but-where-are-the-services/#comment-220980 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:07:58 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=63736#comment-220980 [...] than 2.5G and 1.25G upstream capable transceivers. Although upstream has been getting a lot of attention lately, the cost of the ONT gets lots of attention by the carriers, so expect upstream rates on the lower [...]

]]> By: Andy http://gigaom.com/2009/08/13/isps-are-boosting-upstream-speeds-but-where-are-the-services/#comment-220979 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:14:37 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=63736#comment-220979 Stacey – FYI, if you want to monitor upstream and downstream speeds, try this: http://speakeasy.net/speedtest/…besides useful, it’s fun

]]> By: Maggi http://gigaom.com/2009/08/13/isps-are-boosting-upstream-speeds-but-where-are-the-services/#comment-220978 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 05:16:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=63736#comment-220978 ALU is betting on increase in bandwith and the gap in services so that they can sell their Application Enablement capabilities.

http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/application_enablement/

]]> By: Christopher Mitchell http://gigaom.com/2009/08/13/isps-are-boosting-upstream-speeds-but-where-are-the-services/#comment-220977 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:51:58 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=63736#comment-220977 Backup backup backup

Everyone seems to be buying cameras (video and still) that produce large files. You want to keep them only locally? If your house is burning down, many people grab photo albums. Wouldn’t it be nice to watch your house burn knowing that your memories are safe? Well, maybe not….

]]> By: Rob http://gigaom.com/2009/08/13/isps-are-boosting-upstream-speeds-but-where-are-the-services/#comment-220976 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:55:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=63736#comment-220976 Trust me, make the switch to FiOS if you can.

]]> By: Gregory Koberger http://gigaom.com/2009/08/13/isps-are-boosting-upstream-speeds-but-where-are-the-services/#comment-220975 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:42:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=63736#comment-220975 Great article

]]> By: Kdenver411 http://gigaom.com/2009/08/13/isps-are-boosting-upstream-speeds-but-where-are-the-services/#comment-220974 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:41:46 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=63736#comment-220974 Why would you even wait to switch? If I could get Fios in Denver, I would switch in a heartbeat. Comcast will never change.

]]> By: Michael Chaney http://gigaom.com/2009/08/13/isps-are-boosting-upstream-speeds-but-where-are-the-services/#comment-220973 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:56:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=63736#comment-220973 There will only be a handful of consumers interested in uploading video content or have a need for medical monitoring. The majority of consumer bandwidth consumption will be downstream in the form of video content streamed to their TV. The big upstream apps I see consumers adopting will be telepresence (and I mean high-quality two-way video conferencing), online backup storage, and cloud computing (apps people don’t have to install, but require large data transmission, e.g. photo editing).

But it will be these entertainment, social and data services that drive the consumer interest and therefore the need for broadband symmetry.

]]> By: Raindeer http://gigaom.com/2009/08/13/isps-are-boosting-upstream-speeds-but-where-are-the-services/#comment-220972 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:12:44 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=63736#comment-220972 Consumers are not willing to pay more for anything. What will make consumers upgrade is some party offering it. If there is enough competition in the market, then the new innovations will come.

Your question is often heard in telco boardrooms when somebody pitches a new idea. How much will people pay for it. In the boardrooms of consumer electronics companies these questions are hardly ever heard. The question there isn’t what will a 100Mhz, 200Mhz or 400Mhz HD-TV will generate for a premium, but when will our competitors launch it at the same pricepoint we have an inferior product.

In reality the same has been true for telecommunications in competitive markets. France is the best example. The reason Free offers in Paris 100mbit/s down and 50mbit/s up triple play broadband, with unlimited calling to 90 nations and 300 TV-channels with HD-TV is because they can at the 30 euro price point. And the competitors follow, because there is not much of an alternative.

]]> By: Ryan http://gigaom.com/2009/08/13/isps-are-boosting-upstream-speeds-but-where-are-the-services/#comment-220971 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:13:26 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=63736#comment-220971 Slingbox, slingbox, and slingbox! 500kbps just isn’t cutting it…

]]> By: toyotabedzrock http://gigaom.com/2009/08/13/isps-are-boosting-upstream-speeds-but-where-are-the-services/#comment-220970 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:03:30 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=63736#comment-220970 I got a good incentive for them, I’m gonna switch to Fios if Comcast doesn’t stop trying to cheat people.

]]> By: The need for upstream bandwidth - FTTxtra http://gigaom.com/2009/08/13/isps-are-boosting-upstream-speeds-but-where-are-the-services/#comment-220969 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:33:21 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=63736#comment-220969 [...] article today at GigaOM here discusses how broadband providers are delivering higher upstream bandwidth and questions what will [...]

]]> By: jbartell http://gigaom.com/2009/08/13/isps-are-boosting-upstream-speeds-but-where-are-the-services/#comment-220968 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:12:55 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=63736#comment-220968 One of the big drivers for upstream will come from professionals working from home. They have a need to deliver the content they are producing, and their time is quite valuable. And, they can afford to pay for additional bandwidth. I know I would be willing to pay for additional bandwidth beyond the 500kbps or so I get from my cable modem.

]]> By: Anonymous http://gigaom.com/2009/08/13/isps-are-boosting-upstream-speeds-but-where-are-the-services/#comment-220967 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:12:14 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=63736#comment-220967 Here are some additional apps/services that might need high upload bandwidth:

Corporate Connectivity
Video Chat
On-line backup
Personal/family web servers
Personal Cloud servers
Remote Monitoring
Sling Player

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