Thursday, February 17, 2011

National Broadband Map is Released

You can play around with it at http://broadbandmap.gov/. Click on the image for a larger view.

One instructive bit of data is the typical downstream bandwidth of fixed networks compared to wireless networks.

At lower speeds one can make the argument that wireless is a substitute product, compared to fixed-line service, at speeds up to about 3 Mbps.

After that, fixed line service has a huge advantage. Of course, mobile bandwidth is increasing, with fourth generation networks. But fixed-line keeps growing as well, so the gap will remain.

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