remove the labels - Gadgets and Life » fiber http://www.removethelabels.com Gadgets, Graphics, VoIP, Video Games, Deals, Rumors, Rants, Reviews and such. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:31:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Disproving The Concept Of The Bandwidth Hog – If the Legendary Beast is Real, Surely Data Will Prove It… http://www.removethelabels.com/2009/12/20/disproving-the-concept-of-the-bandwidth-hog-if-the-legendary-beast-is-real-surely-data-will-prove-it/ http://www.removethelabels.com/2009/12/20/disproving-the-concept-of-the-bandwidth-hog-if-the-legendary-beast-is-real-surely-data-will-prove-it/#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2009 05:51:54 +0000 William http://www.removethelabels.com/?p=25735

Earlier this month an analyst for the Yankee Group and one of the primary developer’s of Amsterdam’s fiber to the home (and houseboat) network argued that the bandwidth hog didn’t exist, and was instead simply a concept used to disguise poorly designed networks and justify anti-consumer behavior.

To prove their point, they offered to analyze anonymous data from any ISP willing to volunteer – as long as the ISP offered data that adhered to a specific dataset. According to a new post over at the blog, several ISPs have offered to participate (though there’s no names so far). They’ve also set forth the exact dataset (warning: pdf link ) they’re looking for, if any additional ISPs wish to participate.

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While Verizon gets most of the attention with their $23 billion investment in fiber to the home deployment, a significant chunk of the fiber to the home deployments in this country is being accomplished by roughly 700 smaller rural telcos, co-ops, and municipal operations. According to a new study by the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA), a growing number of rural telcos are moving toward fiber to the node (like AT&T’s U-Verse platform), while many others are moving directly to fiber to the home:

NTCA’s “2009 Broadband/Internet Availability Survey” found that nearly three-quarters (73%) of respondents with a fiber deployment strategy intend to offer FTTN to more than 75% of their customer base by 2011. Fifty-five percent plan to offer FTTH to more than half their customers in that same time frame – more than doubled from just 26% last year. The study says that rural areas are seeing significant gains in broadband speeds, primarily due to the increased fiber availability in their communities. Fifty-three percent of respondents indicated their customers can now receive broadband service of between 3 and 6 Mbps (up from 46% last year), and 39% can receive service in excess of 6 Mbps, which is an increase from just 25% a year ago.

According to the most recent data (pdf) from the Fiber To The Home Council, the total number of homes served by FTTH is now 4.4 million, or 4% of all homes. FTTH service now passes (no last mile drop) 15 million US homes, or 13% of all US Households.

The picture has nothing to do with the article.

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