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Originally Posted by SteveMax58
I think the drivers for (residential) higher bandwidth applications are remote location services such as virtual reality offices, group VR applications, holographic communication, etc. But not even all of those need 1G so hence the confusion about why consumers believe they need this.  |
That's precisely what the MSOs and ISPs don't get and why Google entered the fiber space in the first place. It's about value and service.
As a consumer, I can pay $70 a month for 20-30 Mbps when I can pay $70 for 1g? Especially when I know that 20-30 Mbps isn't enough?
I get that bandwidth is the last great profit center for cable companies. I still think Google entered the fiber space to spur cable companies to up their speeds, and it's working. I'm not sold that Google is in this for the long haul, except they may have found ways to innovate the delivery process to make fiber profitable at an affordable price.