In the race to increase broadband Internet access, the United States continues to make gains; but compared to many other Western countries, the U. S. is beginning to lag behind. The Lichtman Research Group recently published a report demonstrating that the rate of broadband Internet expansion has slowed considerably in 2008, compared to the levels of growth over the last seven years.
Broadband Access Improves, but US Still Lags Behind
DSL vs. Cable: Which Is Really The Better Option?
Unless you really want to get stuck with an Internet connection that still uses dial-up services, any option other than that is good. So which is it? Would that be DSL or cable options? Choosing between the two is really dependent on multiple factors, like: what Internet connection speed you really need, your budget, the ISP service providers you are looking into, your computer capacity, etc.
AT&T Claims the Internet Will Peak Out by 2010
The US telecommunications company AT&T is claiming that the Internet’s network structure will reach full capacity by 2010 unless there is a significant investment in expanding the current network architecture. AT&T is blaming increasing amounts of video and user generated content, noting that the current Internet network structure cannot continue to support the huge bandwidth demands of streaming high-definition video and other user content — unless steps are taken now to expand the Internet infrastructure massively.
Internet Outages Hit the Middle East and India
There have been rumors circulating for years that it is possible the entire Internet could “crash,” crippling commerce and communications worldwide. While most experts have dismissed these rumors as blatant fear mongering, in recent weeks it appears that the Internet did indeed suffer a kind of “partial crash,” affecting both the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent.
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