Re: IP: The real bandwidth numbers.

[David Farber <dfarber () earthlink net>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Adam Peake <ajp () glocom ac jp>
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 00:04:17 
To: farber () cis upenn edu
Subject: Re: IP: The real bandwidth numbers.

Article about broadband in Japan in today's Japan Times.  See 
<http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nc20020411a1.htm>

Author missed mentioning broadband wireless. 1.5 meg service 
available in some parts of Tokyo, less than 4000yen/month (I think, 
not checked recently.)

DSL is dirt cheap.  1.5 meg for less than 3000yen.  8 meg for not 
much more.  FTTH for around 5000yen (100meg.)  ($1 = 130yen?)

Thanks,

Adam



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jordan Pollack <pollack () thinmail com>
> Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 06:54:38
> To: beberg () mithral com ml to, farber () cis upenn edu ml to
> Subject: Re: IP: The real bandwidth numbers.
>
> That's really great data! I've always felt broadband can't arrive at 
> $50/month cause it must lose so much money! Even flatrate dialup can 
> be seen as a temporary win which  externalized costs on the LEC who 
> set up unlimited local calls never envisioning internet!
>
> In 99 I solved exactly this problem of flat rate isps getting 
> overwhelmed with variable costs  as email and filesharing keep 
> growing. It cuts email costs by turning attachments into private 
> urls: They become optional, download in binary rather than b64, and 
> can be shared with simple text permissions rather than file 
> shipping. Since email and bandwidth are bundled into the flat rate, 
> we propose to turn storage into an unbundled  metered service, sold 
> by the byteyear and covering transfer costs.
>
> Jordan
>
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