Comments on: Fiber Fiber Everywhere http://connectedhome2go.com/2007/10/04/fiber-fiber-everywhere/ A Motorola Blog on Video, Voice, Data, Wireless and more! Sun, 29 Apr 2012 05:14:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Signs from the Fiber to the Home Europe Event « Media Experiences 2 Go http://connectedhome2go.com/2007/10/04/fiber-fiber-everywhere/#comment-2720 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:33:04 +0000 http://connectedhome2go.com/2007/10/04/fiber-fiber-everywhere/#comment-2720 [...] The FTTH Council also put out its latest research last week ranking countries worldwide on FTTH penetration. The US skipped up three steps to number eight from number eleven, mainly because of Verizon. [...]

]]> By: Zatz Not Funny!»Blog Archive » Digital Media Bytes http://connectedhome2go.com/2007/10/04/fiber-fiber-everywhere/#comment-1523 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:39:39 +0000 http://connectedhome2go.com/2007/10/04/fiber-fiber-everywhere/#comment-1523 [...] Fiber Fiber Everywhere: Connected Home 2 Go [...]

]]> By: Mari Silbey http://connectedhome2go.com/2007/10/04/fiber-fiber-everywhere/#comment-1450 Sat, 06 Oct 2007 00:18:29 +0000 http://connectedhome2go.com/2007/10/04/fiber-fiber-everywhere/#comment-1450 Davis- I do think fiber is ultimately critical, but I also think there are a number of ways to extend bandwidth in the short term. I read recently that Time Warner for instance is introducing a 20 Mbps speed tier in New York. TW doesn’t need fiber to do that, and most consumers aren’t even looking for that level of speed yet. (though they will be soon) Operators can make the most of their HFC and copper infrastructure now, while gradually deploying fiber deeper into their networks.

]]> By: Davis Freeberg http://connectedhome2go.com/2007/10/04/fiber-fiber-everywhere/#comment-1434 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:22:15 +0000 http://connectedhome2go.com/2007/10/04/fiber-fiber-everywhere/#comment-1434 I have fiber right now from an independent firm in San Francisco and it’s pretty freaking amazing. I don’t have any TV features, but I can imagine the possibilities. I can download a two hour movie in about 4 and a half minutes from a dedicated server. In a few more months, I will have to downgrade back to Comcast and am dreading going back to basic broadband.

Having said that, I’ve gotten it into my head that Verizon will ultimately control the US because they are the only ones that can really offer this kind of experience. Do you think that I’m putting too much weight on the appeal of fiber for consumers and on the inadequacy of AT&T’s Fiber to the node strategy or will AT&T be able to offer just as compelling of an internet and TV solution? Without seeing a demonstration of both in action, it’s hard to really know how important pure fiber is, but I can definitely understand why consumers are switching.

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