More and more often, I keep hearing this question. “Why would I need a gigabit? There’s nothing I could possibly do to need that kind of bandwidth.” On the surface, I can see the point. There are precious few home applications that, on their own, would consume this kind of… Continue reading
AT&T threatens to keelhaul suspected pirates. Emphasis on suspected. http://t.co/uO4ugrhuQz -> Broadband Bytes for 2013-09-13 http://t.co/GMY9b8At3T -> UTOPIA Goes for Cheap Gigabit http://t.co/BLn5bH70Yj -> There's a lot of places for online video to break. http://t.co/5OcHkAlCtD -> Unfortunately, CenturyLink only has enough money to consider it. http://t.co/sMqXHrUbrI -> If you want… Continue reading
Remember the rumblings about UTOPIA’s upcoming announcement last week? Well, it’s here, and its’ huge. Starting today, seven providers will be offering gigabit service for as low as $64.95/mo. If you’ve already paid off the connection fee, this makes it the same or less than Google Fiber in Provo on… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2013-09-06 http://t.co/dsvK3XasK8 -> Pay TV losses accelerate. http://t.co/7f2qBzERF8 -> California Congresswoman wants to fight cable TV blackouts. http://t.co/oxwZ1JUgwC -> Unsurprisingly, threatening people doesn't work so well. Maybe you should give the people what they want instead? http://t.co/qEW5vq94l4 -> CenturyLink has a lot of Haterade for retransmission costs… Continue reading
Earlier today, UTOPIA posted a cryptic message on Facebook and Twitter that they’d be announcing something on Monday September 16. Obviously, such a vague message has sent the speculation engine into overdrive, but a little birdie told me it has something to do with gigabit. The likely possibility is that… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2013-08-30 http://t.co/x9z2L8QTEC -> Here's a great example of a community deciding to roll its own service (and in Mexico no less). http://t.co/TjTRPPAHSf -> Verizon caps FiOS usage, but at a very generous 10TB per month. Only 45 out of 5.8M users exceeded it. http://t.co/2O3baa3OW4 -> Head of… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2013-08-23 http://t.co/Yr4bmd4Fju -> Shockingly, people will pay extra to keep their privacy intact. http://t.co/i0oqLRnIhY -> Kevin Spacey rakes the modern TV industry over the coals for not giving viewers control. http://t.co/lPb3ZEr2bf -> Cost keeps people from getting broadband. http://t.co/f6ztHLoomo -> AT&T finds 45M/6M connections brag-worthy. http://t.co/X10FAMOIz8 ->… Continue reading
Competition is good, and Comcast is just now proving it. I spoke with one of their sales guys who confirmed that Comcast will be offering a package of 250Mbps/50Mbps for $70 starting in September, but only in Provo. (Sorry, everywhere else.) This is in direct response to Google Fiber coming… Continue reading
No, UTOPIA is not bankrupting Orem. http://t.co/hfetltdJx0 -> Have data centers hit the best network price/performance they can? http://t.co/aLrTowA9uT -> Broadband Bytes for 2013-08-16 http://t.co/hUypKP3mYY -> Muni fiber in Lafayette now covers debt service and will soon have enough money to start doing network upgrades. http://t.co/EouLUMEiQo -> We're addicted to… Continue reading
It’s no small secret that Verizon has been working really, really hard to ditch copper access lines. In areas where they haven’t rolled out FIOS, they’re letting older copper plants rot on the vine, ceding the wired space in those communities to the local cable companies. In areas of New… Continue reading