Definition of broadband

While this is not strictly about TV, it may have some effect on future IP televisions.

The Federal Communications Commission has voted to change the definition of broadband by raising the minimum download speeds needed from 4Mbps to 25Mbps, and the minimum upload speed from 1Mbps to 3Mbps.

The number of US households don’t have access to broadband just jumped from 6.3% to 19.4%.

FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel wants to increase the minimum broadband standards far past the new 25Mbps download threshold, up to 100Mbps.

Taking his argument against changing the broadband standard into deep space, FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly said "the report notes that 4K TV requires 25Mbps.

CURRENT DSL OFFERINGS WON'T BE CONSIDERED BROADBAND UNDER NEW RULES

Ookla Speed Index HOUSEHOLD DOWNLOAD INDEX
Based on millions of recent test results from Ookla Speedtest, this index compares and ranks consumer download speeds around the globe. The value is the rolling mean speed in Mbps over the past 30 days. Only tests taken within 300 miles of the server are eligible for inclusion in the index.

104.10 Mbps SINGAPORE
96.58 Mbps HONG KONG
71.43 Mbps SOUTH KOREA
70.48 Mbps JAPAN
59.84 Mbps ROMANIA
54.32 Mbps SWEDEN
48.66 Mbps MACAU
46.72 Mbps ALAND ISLANDS
45.78 Mbps MONACO
45.48 Mbps LITHUANIA
45.39 Mbps NETHERLANDS
45.09 Mbps SWITZERLAND
44.21 Mbps TAIWAN
43.18 Mbps DENMARK
42.36 Mbps LATVIA
40.42 Mbps ICELAND
40.11 Mbps REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
37.90 Mbps LUXEMBOURG
37.25 Mbps FRANCE
37.08 Mbps ANDORRA
33.91 Mbps ESTONIA
33.78 Mbps FINLAND
33.48 Mbps NORWAY
33.16 Mbps BELGIUM
32.65 Mbps BULGARIA
32.65 Mbps UNITED STATES
32.21 Mbps HUNGARY
29.45 Mbps ISRAEL
29.41 Mbps UNITED KINGDOM
29.13 Mbps PORTUGAL
28.52 Mbps GERMANY
28.03 Mbps UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
27.70 Mbps JERSEY
27.70 Mbps SPAIN
27.41 Mbps MALDIVES
27.31 Mbps CZECH REPUBLIC
27.09 Mbps IRELAND
27.08 Mbps RUSSIA
26.09 Mbps SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON
25.88 Mbps SLOVAKIA
25.75 Mbps MALTA
25.42 Mbps AUSTRIA
25.35 Mbps LIECHTENSTEIN
25.21 Mbps GUERNSEY
25.20 Mbps CANADA

We need Cheap fat pipes just like South Korea.
Heard about South Korea's internet, had no Idea about SIN and HKG.
Surprising HKG has the fat pipes with all the blocking of internet sites on the Mainland.

I hate sipping.
I hate paying for sipping.

I remember a 2,400 baud modem on a noisy electromechanical phone system.

Need I say more?

Quote: terapined

Heard about South Korea's internet, had no Idea about SIN and HKG.

I think if you compare NYC with SIN and HKG you would probably find comparable speeds.

Google fiber is expanding into Southeast USA.

Quote: terapined

I hate sipping.
I hate paying for sipping.

What is the use of gulping Paris Hilton's cleavage or Obama's pontifications or the latest baby and dog interaction?

Quote: Fleastiff

What is the use of gulping Paris Hilton's cleavage or Obama's pontifications or the latest baby and dog interaction?

Where I am a the standard service is Download speeds up to 25 Mbps / Upload speeds up to 4 Mbps for $10 more you get 110 Mbps / 15 Mbps for $10 less you get 10 Mbps / 2 Mbps .

I don't know if 1000 Mbps is worth getting too excited vs 110 Mbps as download speed, but as an upload speed you have a potential to build a business. I know that fiber companies are pushing those Half-fast commercials.

I just upgraded my home broadband to 250Mb/s, which I easily get when I plug the cat-5 cable into my laptop, but I still achieve 190+ just over wi-fi. Sweeeeeet!

Quote: zippyboy

I just upgraded my home broadband to 250Mb/s, which I easily get when I plug the cat-5 cable into my laptop, but I still achieve 190+ just over wi-fi. Sweeeeeet!

In our area, they only offer speeds over 155 Mbps in one downtown section where they have fiber. It's not available in most of the region.

RCN
Price good for first 12 months, then increases by $10 month each year for second two years
Modem rental fee $2! No bandwidth limit!
155 Mbps Download / 10 Mbps Upload $49.95 per month for first 12 months
50 Mbps Download / 5 Mbps Upload $39.95 per month for first 12 months
25 Mbps Download / 5 Mbps Upload $29.95 per month for first 12 months

SECTV
No modem rental fee! No bandwidth limit!* Non-cable subscribers will be billed an additional $10.00 / mo
100 Mbps Download / 10 Mbps Upload $49.95 per month for first 12 months
50 Mbps Download / 5 Mbps Upload $39.95 per month for first 12 months
25 Mbps Download / 5 Mbps Upload $29.95 per month for first 12 months

Verizon Fios
Matching upload & download
50 Mbps $49.99 mo. for year 1. $59.99/mo for year 2 w/2-yr. agmt. Plus taxes, equip. charges and other fees.
100 Mbps $59.99 mo. for year 1. $69.99/mo for year 2 w/2-yr. agmt. Plus taxes, equip. charges and other fees.
150 Mbps $69.99 mo. for year 1. $79.99/mo for year 2 w/2-yr. agmt. Plus taxes, equip. charges and other fees.
300 Mbps $169.99mo. for year 1. $179.99/mo for year 2 w/2-yr. agmt. Plus taxes, equip. charges and other fees.

Quote: The Verge :Jan 29, 2015

The FCC has changed the definition of broadband
The minimum broadband download speeds now begin at 25Mbps, up from 4Mbps
By Micah Singleton

As part of its 2015 Broadband Progress Report, the Federal Communications Commission has voted to change the definition of broadband by raising the minimum download speeds needed from 4Mbps to 25Mbps, and the minimum upload speed from 1Mbps to 3Mbps, which effectively triples the number of US households without broadband access. Currently, 6.3 percent of US households don’t have access to broadband under the previous 4Mpbs/1Mbps threshold, while another 13.1 percent don't have access to broadband under the new 25Mbps downstream threshold.

FCC Commissioner Tom Wheeler was vehement in his support for the new broadband standard. "When 80 percent of Americans can access 25-3, that's a standard. We have a problem that 20 percent can't. We have a responsibility to that 20 percent," Commissioner Wheeler said.

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FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel wants to increase the minimum broadband standards far past the new 25Mbps download threshold, up to 100Mbps. "We invented the internet. We can do audacious things if we set big goals, and I think our new threshold, frankly, should be 100Mbps. I think anything short of that shortchanges our children, our future, and our new digital economy," Commissioner Rosenworcel said.
"I THINK OUR NEW THRESHOLD, FRANKLY, SHOULD BE 100MBPS."

Okay, now I'm just showin' off. Check it:



This upgrade we got from Wave costs about $250/month for combined package of landline phone, 250Mb/s internet and all HD cable channels. We have a Tivo brand DVR in living room with more than a terabyte hard drive that can record 6 TV shows at a time, all the HBO/Showtimes etc that's offered, and a "mini DVR" in each bedroom that links to the DVR in living room, like two slaves linking to the master (is it okay to say that these days?). The minis don't record, just play live TV and playback from the main DVR. The DVR comes equipped with HBO-Go, Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, etc also.

What a time to be alive.

Quote: zippyboy

What a time to be alive.

With almost nothing to record but crap,
and you being a crap connoisseur of
bad TV, you must be in 7th heaven. I
wish I could watch anything and think
it's good. But alas, I have finely honed
viewing taste so there's very little that
meets my standards. Of course, when
your brain is saturated with THC, anything
looks good.