Re: AT&T: 15 Mbps Internet connections "irrelevant"

[Richard A Steenbergen <ras () e-gerbil net>]

On Sat, Apr 01, 2006 at 08:34:36AM +0200, Mikael Abrahamsson wrote:
> http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060331-6498.html
>
> "In the foreseeable future, having a 15 Mbps Internet capability is 
> irrelevant because the backbone doesn't transport at those speeds," he 
> told the conference attendees. Stephenson said that AT&T's field tests 
> have shown "no discernable difference" between AT&T's 1.5 Mbps service and 
> Comcast's 6 Mbps because the problem is not in the last mile but in the 
> backbone."

No the problem is at AT&T's congested peering edge. :)

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