Internet Envy


Creative Commons License photo credit: Ditch The Kitsch!!

All of a sudden my 7mbps cable internet connection doesn’t seem so screamingly fast. How’s 1.2 gigabytes per second grab you?

The Japanese launched a satellite today that will provide access at that speed to small-dish subscribers.  No word on the cost, but it’s probably prohibitive for home users – for now.  In the meantime, the possibilities of how access at this speed could benefit various industries seem unlimited.

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