* Posts by Ben

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BT chief: People don't need fibre to the home

Ben
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Fiber v Mobile

Rolling out more fibre would be a waste. It would be outdated by the time it is completed.

Mobile connections should be reaching 42Mps by 2009-10:

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/240672/mobile-broadband-to-hit-42mbsec-in-2009.html

Mobile connections should reach 100Mps by 2012 with very little investment:

http://www.physorg.com/news148056792.html

Mobile connections should reach 10Gps not long after:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090308121655.htm

Why roll out a FIXED-LINE network that will be outdated by the time it is finished? Why not invest in a faster MOBILE network?