{"id":6413,"date":"2016-06-22T07:00:24","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T15:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/?p=6413"},"modified":"2016-06-23T10:04:54","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T18:04:54","slug":"internet-speeds-a-race-for-faster-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/internet-speeds-a-race-for-faster-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Internet Speeds: A Race For Faster Access"},"content":{"rendered":"

Internet speeds are growing by leaps and bounds. \u00a0AT&T is in the middle of implementing<\/a> their ultra-fast fiber-based GigaPower Network in San Francisco and San Jose areas. \u00a0Select communities within those metro areas will see speeds of up to 1 gigabyte per second. \u00a0Other service providers like Verizon have similar fiber plans<\/a> in the works. \u00a0Google Fiber <\/a>is also slowly bringing fast speeds to select communities<\/a> across the United States.<\/p>\n

But rollout of the infrastructure needed for ultrafast fiber networking will take some time. \u00a0Other options that may be cheaper and quicker to implement are also showing up.<\/p>\n

For example, a startup called Starry is introducing a device called a Starry Point<\/a>\u00a0that can receive and transmit internet communications to a nearby central rooftop unit. \u00a0The rooftop unit is able to communicate to devices within a one kilometer range and one rooftop unit can support 600 to 900 customers. \u00a0The cost of the Starry station installed in each home is about $25 compared to a cost of nearly $2500 to wire a single home with fiber. \u00a0The Starry technology is expected to be able to transmit at speeds from 300 megabytes per second to as high as one gigabyte.<\/p>\n

Yet another small company, Sckipio Technologies<\/a>, based in Israel, announced their solution called G.fast <\/a>that uses new technology called Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation (DBA). \u00a0DBA can turn existing coax phone lines into broadband transmitters that can reach as high as 1.5 gigabits per second in each direction. \u00a0The technology is exciting because it would allow fast connections without requiring the expensive rewiring of buildings. \u00a0AT&T and Canadian operator Telus both are interested in the technology.<\/p>\n

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Internet speeds are growing by leaps and bounds. \u00a0AT&T is in the middle of implementing their ultra-fast fiber-based GigaPower Network in San Francisco and San Jose areas. \u00a0Select communities within those metro areas will see speeds of up to 1…<\/span><\/p>\n

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