mgcarley
Founder, Hayai Broadband
Broadband Internet access - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Although various minimum bandwidths have been used in definitions of broadband, ranging up from 64 kbit/s up to 2.0 Mbit/s[1], the 2006 OECD report[2] is typical by defining broadband as having download data transfer rates equal to or faster than 256 kbit/s, while the United States (US) Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as of 2009, defines "Basic Broadband" as data transmission speeds exceeding 768 kilobits per second (Kbps), or 768,000 bits per second, in at least one direction: downstream (from the Internet to the user’s computer) or upstream (from the user’s computer to the Internet).[3] The trend is to raise the threshold of the broadband definition as the marketplace rolls out faster services.
I think that's the point of the thread- India is calling out for faster speeds. 256k as a minimum is just not enough anymore.
I attended a seminar about a year ago with people wanting to launch video services in India. How are they supposed to do that if the broadband speed definition is just 256k?
Besides, doesn't India like to think of itself as innovative? If it wants to prove that, it should surely raise the bar past the yanks!
Another reason for doing that is because of that wonderful thing we call outsourcing. India could be considered to be the backbone of the US economy, and deserves a broadband standard to match.
Although various minimum bandwidths have been used in definitions of broadband, ranging up from 64 kbit/s up to 2.0 Mbit/s[1], the 2006 OECD report[2] is typical by defining broadband as having download data transfer rates equal to or faster than 256 kbit/s, while the United States (US) Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as of 2009, defines "Basic Broadband" as data transmission speeds exceeding 768 kilobits per second (Kbps), or 768,000 bits per second, in at least one direction: downstream (from the Internet to the user’s computer) or upstream (from the user’s computer to the Internet).[3] The trend is to raise the threshold of the broadband definition as the marketplace rolls out faster services.
I think that's the point of the thread- India is calling out for faster speeds. 256k as a minimum is just not enough anymore.
I attended a seminar about a year ago with people wanting to launch video services in India. How are they supposed to do that if the broadband speed definition is just 256k?
Besides, doesn't India like to think of itself as innovative? If it wants to prove that, it should surely raise the bar past the yanks!
Another reason for doing that is because of that wonderful thing we call outsourcing. India could be considered to be the backbone of the US economy, and deserves a broadband standard to match.