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Original Post: Move over cable, welcome "Broadband Over Fiber"
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For sure, it is early days.
But, Verizon is starting a fiber race.
The service, called Fios, will be launched in Keller, Texas, and later parts of southern California and Florida, the company said Monday. At up to 30mbps (megabits per second), Fios is a quantum leap compared with Verizon's DSL (digital subscriber line) service, which runs at a maximum of 1.5mbps.
Fios can reach these speeds because it's based on fiber-optic lines that serve Internet access at a much higher clip than the traditional copper wires that support DSL.
This is cool. But what I really want is the Verizon service that offers broadband speeds over the mobile networks. They have released these in DC and San Diego, and I can't wait to have it all over. Then, no need for DSL, Cable, WiFi at home.... have it all come from the air! :)
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