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A Growing World Of Broadband
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Posted On :
Jul-11-2011
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It’s not too hard to cast your mind back to the days when the sound of dial-up internet could be heard in offices, studies and bedrooms across the country. The internet may have been around since the 1980s and commercially used since the 1990s, but it’s only really been since the noughties that it’s become the mighty force it is today.
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It’s not too hard to cast your mind back to the days when the sound of dial-up internet could be heard in offices, studies and bedrooms across the country. The internet may have been around since the 1980s and commercially used since the 1990s, but it’s only really been since the noughties that it’s become the mighty force it is today.
What caused this changed? The answer is: broadband.
Broadband was made available to the public back in 2000. From that point onwards people didn’t have to choose between chatting on the phone and surfing the net as ADSL cables allowed both at the same time.
These ADSL cables meant broadband speeds were ten times faster than their dial-up predecessors, but by today’s standards speeds were pretty slow. Most ADSL cables offered speeds between 128Kb and 1MG. But at the time, everyone thought this was amazing; a page wouldn’t take half a minute to download, it would appear before your eyes in a matter of seconds.
Knock-on effects of broadband were felt in the music and film industry. People could simply download their favourite artist’s albums or films instead of buying the hard copy. It also meant people could chat – live – with each other across the globe using VoIP calling facilities and Skype.
But it’s in the second half of the 2000s that broadband has really made progress. ADSL cables are being replaced with fibre optic alternatives that greatly increase potential for super-fast broadband speeds. Currently, most homes in the UK get between 2MB and 24MB speeds but in the next few years even these lightning quick speeds are going to accelerate.
Many service providers are spending millions on installing and fibre optic cable networks and developing better technology to allow speeds of up to 100MB. With speeds like this, technologies such as internet TV will become a real possibility.
But it’s not just the connections that have improved. Even as technologies have been improving, costs have been falling allowing more people to have internet access at home. 73% or 19.2 million British households had internet access in 2010, which is a 0.9 million increase on 2009 and a five million increase since 2006.
Why have costs been falling? The broadband market is becoming increasingly competitive so as more companies fight for a slice of the action, prices fall even as quality increases. So not only can you get faster, more reliable broadband, but media packages that include broadband as well as a home phone line and TV have become more attractive.
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Article Source :
http://www.articleseen.com/Article_A Growing World Of Broadband_65797.aspx
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Author Resource :
James Harrington is a freelance writer with 10 years experience working in the web industry. They recommend researching various internet broadband providers before commiting to a long term package.
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Keywords :
broadband, netbook reviews, netbook review, netbook news, netbook deals, netbook deal,
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Business
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Business
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