Government lays out fast net plan

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Rik

At least they got the megabits right. :)
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Inkblot

Quote from: john on Jun 08, 2010, 18:06:11
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/10267392.stm

Just been reading that, I noticed that...

QuoteHe said that a national superfast network could add £18bn to the GDP and create at least 60,000 new jobs.

Digital switchover

"Some people ask why we need these speeds when the iPlayer can manage on less than 1Mbps. They are missing the point," he said.

"Superfast broadband is not simply about doing the same things faster. It's about doing totally new things - creating a platform on which a whole generation of new businesses can thrive."

Education and medicine would be key drivers of fast networks, he said.

...was followed by

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But he offered no new funding for such networks.

Is that referring to ALL fast broadband or just the creation of fast networks geared towards education and / or medicine?

john

Quote from: Rik on Jun 08, 2010, 18:07:36
At least they got the megabits right. :)

Not quite :

QuoteHe said that the previous government's commitment to a "paltry 2Mbps" (megbaits per second) universal net speed was "pitifullly unambitious".


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DorsetBoy

Is this broadband or a new fisheries policy :eyebrow:

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DorsetBoy

Quote from: Rik on Jun 08, 2010, 18:23:47
I don't know, I'm hooked. ;D

It says they're using nets not baited lines  :D

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Technical Ben

Quote from: Rik on Jun 08, 2010, 18:07:36
At least they got the megabits right. :)

I was using this converter the other day, and still kept getting confused over bytes and bits (as they are abbreviated to B and b, or is it b and B?).
I use to have a signature, then it all changed to chip and pin.

Rik

The link's not working for me, Ben. B is bytes, b is bits.
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Technical Ben

Yep, sorry, must have double typed it. I was having a different problem on another forum. As it would not allow me to post ben.www.idnet (for example) to link my pictures. It kept auto correcting it to www.ben.www.idnet instead. (As the Idnet webspace puts your name first) But this time it was my fault.
http://web.forret.com/tools/bandwidth.asp?speed=3478&unit=MB%2Fs
I use to have a signature, then it all changed to chip and pin.

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pctech


Rik

I wonder if they'd do a small job cash in hand. ;D
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pctech

If they agree to do a covert fibre run to the exchange for £50 point them my way would you.


Technical Ben

Well, this is a direct link to the quote page. http://www.h2onetworksdarkfibre.com/quick-quote.php
Think it will cost as much as my Pigeon Link?
:whistle:
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Rik

Quote from: pctech on Jun 10, 2010, 16:42:48
If they agree to do a covert fibre run to the exchange for £50 point them my way would you.

;D
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