Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Mon Jan 18 15:14:06 CST 2010
I think high speed fiber-optic connections are incredible. I have witnessed 50GB files being simply dragged and dropped from one city to the next, with a delay similar to moving files across your desktop. Jim -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Max Wanadoo Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 11:12 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Web Connection speeds Rocky, I think that is very astute. It certainly fits in with the UK and, just across the water, France where speeds in Paris, for example, are out of this World. Max -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin Sent: 18 January 2010 19:05 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Web Connection speeds Could the stats be skewed by the fact that he U.S. was the leader in developing the internet and dial-up was the dominant connection for so many years? Other countries, developing their internet infrastructure later may have leapfrogged right over the dial-up technology and so more of their connections would be high-speed, where in the U.S. the legacy of dial-up might lower our average? R -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 10:31 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Web Connection speeds Here is a little bit of trivia about the connection speeds standardized in countries around the world. At one time Canada and the US had the highest rating and now they are well below even the top 10. Without the higher speeds new technology can not be fully implemented. Other countries have taken the lead because of a more open enterprise culture or/and strongly directed government standards. Monopolies in both the US and Canada and the governments policies of let the market take care of itself has lead to this weakened position... Let us hope the government will take a more pro-active stance as it is unlikely monopolies have any impedus to improve. See the following link for the current statistics: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10434930-94.html Jim _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com