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Re: India Gets its First 1Gbps Internet Connection.

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Post by ajays »

eshvk wrote: post #22
benjacob wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

India is an Asian country which was once colonized and liberated with more than enough problems which ever existed on the subcontinent. Among all other countries she tackled almost all those problems, not just for herself but for the entire place in just 60 years. Catching up with Industrial/Technological/Economic/Social development just like the rest of the world. Give her a little more time, just might leave you in…

> India is an Asian country which was once colonized and liberated with more than enough problems which ever existed on the subcontinent. Among all other countries she tackled almost all those problems, not just for herself but for the entire place in just 60 years. Catching up with Industrial/Technological/Economic/Social development just like the rest of the world. How long is this excuse going to get trotted out?…

"How long is this excuse going to get trotted out?"

That's a very valid question, and just like you, I also bristle at this excuse sometimes. But you have to remember: India is not a homogenous country; with 15(?) official languages, 1000 different dialects, 100s of ethnic groups, etc. it is very difficult to steer the country as one. Despite the chaos and anarchy, India is making progress. And India's progress is not a forced one like China's (which is "unstable" in an equilibrium way). India just needs a couple of smart, good leaders. Unfortunately, the cult of personality is strong in politics, and it's holding the country back.

Re: India Gets its First 1Gbps Internet Connection.

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Post by 31reasons »

negamax wrote: post #4
31reasons wrote: post #2

1Gbps internet is always welcome, but almost 50% of the malnourished children of the world live in India. Everyone seem to have forgotten them. Thats what indian politicians are good at.

This comment comes often in online forums. India is not run by one person. There's no need to only solve one problem. Why can't they have technological progress like space programs, high speed Internet and at the same time work on other problems too? In another news India's number of AIDS patients are fallen by 57%. See other statistics and you will realize that addressing malnourishment, infant mortality rates, midd…

Technological progress is always great news and it could help improve quality of life eventually. However you should know one thing about India, Its a country of extremes. Extreme technological progress exist as few bright spots in India but extreme poverty exists everywhere. Most indians who live in the cities simply have no clue how poor india is. The numbers might be improving but no where near at the rate of quality of life that is improving for upper middle class. Indian stock market grew by 1 Trillion dollars from 2007 to 2012 but only 4% of indians hold any form of equity.

Re: India Gets its First 1Gbps Internet Connection.

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Post by twog »

jauer wrote: post #3

Second place in the world is a bit presumptuous. Besides that, Google in in Kansas City wasn't the first provider with 1G FTTH project by a long shot.

Googles Fiber in Kansas City wasnt even the first in America. Chattanooga, Tennessee had the first gigabit network in the country http://chattanoogagig.com/

Re: India Gets its First 1Gbps Internet Connection.

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Post by w1ntermute »

ajays wrote: post #31
eshvk wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> India is an Asian country which was once colonized and liberated with more than enough problems which ever existed on the subcontinent. Among all other countries she tackled almost all those problems, not just for herself but for the entire place in just 60 years. Catching up with Industrial/Technological/Economic/Social development just like the rest of the world. How long is this excuse going to get trotted out?…

"How long is this excuse going to get trotted out?" That's a very valid question, and just like you, I also bristle at this excuse sometimes. But you have to remember: India is not a homogenous country; with 15(?) official languages, 1000 different dialects, 100s of ethnic groups, etc. it is very difficult to steer the country as one. Despite the chaos and anarchy, India is making progress. And India's progress is no…

> And India's progress is not a forced one like China's (which is "unstable" in an equilibrium way).

Other Asian countries whose economies grew rapidly under non-democratic governments, like Taiwan and South Korea, moved to democracies after the populace had attained a certain level of wealth and education. I would guess that China is headed down that same path. To put it figuratively, rather than being surpassed by the tortoise in the long run, the hare turned into a tortoise after it had sprinted ahead, allowing it to have the best of both worlds.

Re: India Gets its First 1Gbps Internet Connection.

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Post by pasbesoin »

twog wrote: post #33
jauer wrote: post #3

Second place in the world is a bit presumptuous. Besides that, Google in in Kansas City wasn't the first provider with 1G FTTH project by a long shot.

Googles Fiber in Kansas City wasnt even the first in America. Chattanooga, Tennessee had the first gigabit network in the country http://chattanoogagig.com/

sonic.net has had a couple of trial locations in CA; Sebastopol is the location I recall. I don't know about the relative timing of their offer.

I believe they were also the/a possible partner when Google was considering 1 Gbps in one or another location in the South Bay. Maybe someone else knows/recalls more about this.

I'm not in the position, myself, but in my opinion, if you are in Northern CA and sonic.net is an option, they deserve your business -- or consideration, at least.

Re: India Gets its First 1Gbps Internet Connection.

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Post by w1ntermute »

31reasons wrote: post #30
w1ntermute wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> See other statistics and you will realize that addressing malnourishment, infact mortality rates, middle class expansion all are underway together. I remember reading that the malnourishment problem in India has gotten worse, not better.

Exactly because india is not keeping up with the population growth.

Perhaps some population control measures need to be implemented.

Re: India Gets its First 1Gbps Internet Connection.

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Post by mitchty »

pasbesoin wrote: post #35
twog wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Googles Fiber in Kansas City wasnt even the first in America. Chattanooga, Tennessee had the first gigabit network in the country http://chattanoogagig.com/

sonic.net has had a couple of trial locations in CA; Sebastopol is the location I recall. I don't know about the relative timing of their offer. I believe they were also the/a possible partner when Google was considering 1 Gbps in one or another location in the South Bay. Maybe someone else knows/recalls more about this. I'm not in the position, myself, but in my opinion, if you are in Northern CA and sonic.net is an…

Also in Minneapolis us internet has been doing selective fiber rollout for a year or so. http://fiber.usinternet.com/

Re: India Gets its First 1Gbps Internet Connection.

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Post by tedchs »

I am a network engineer and have had routine access to 100 Mbps and multi-gigabit Internet connections for years. I honestly have no idea what home (or even business) users are going to do with gigabit connections -- including HD video, which is only 15 Mbps. Even with a building full of senior software engineers, it's hard to break 30 Mbps except for 1-2 minute peaks. Even when everybody is streaming media, Pandora only takes about 256kbps, Netflix takes a few Mbps, etc.

Re: India Gets its First 1Gbps Internet Connection.

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Post by devicenull »

tedchs wrote: post #38

I am a network engineer and have had routine access to 100 Mbps and multi-gigabit Internet connections for years. I honestly have no idea what home (or even business) users are going to do with gigabit connections -- including HD video, which is only 15 Mbps. Even with a building full of senior software engineers, it's hard to break 30 Mbps except for 1-2 minute peaks. Even when everybody is streaming media, Pandora…

With existing tech? Probably not a whole lot. I think that once more people have faster connections we'll start seeing new tech to take advantage of it.

Re: India Gets its First 1Gbps Internet Connection.

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Post by COD3BOY9 »

rikacomet wrote: post #24

Its true, I can confirm that 1GBPS connection is available to general public, given your ready to pay the cost of it, and are in a well connected area, near a telecom center or something. I remember a proper news was about a 300GBPS connection for academic use between US and Europe, though I don't remember the fine details of that. If it were to be India, yes, that would definitely be a first! As a fellow Indian, I f…

FYI Its not 1 GBps it 1Gbps!
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