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FTTP is a game changer, but what's the new game?

2 points by pbhjpbhj ↗ HN
The move from dialup rates of 28.8kbs to ADSL (broadband) rates of 2Mbps changed the internet experience markedly from being largely static to allowing streaming video. From mainly textual to a rich multimedia experience.

The new "fibre to the premises" (FTTP) moves up to a potential 400Mbps meaning that a 6GB video disc can be transferred in 2 minutes. Current rates on the first installs are 60Mbps+ - http://www.trustedreviews.com/networking/news/2010/07/22/First-Fibre-to-the-Premises-Customer-Connected---Hits--92-7Mbps/p1.

So?

What sort of tech is this advance in speeds going to bring along? Will we all be using 3D interfaces, will having hard disks at home become a thing of the past, will all application code be delivered over the 'net on the fly? Dare I say ... is computing moving into the cloud?

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mooism2
It makes high quality video on demand over the internet much more feasible.
pbhjpbhj
Indeed, I've expanded the above comment into a blog post, http://alicious.com/2010/400mbps-internet-via-fttp/.

People are touting a 1Gbps transfer rate in the TrustedReviews post. Blu-ray is 40Mbps for 1080p video. This is more than just high quality video: we probably haven't really invented domestic ways to waste this sort of bandwidth yet, but I'm wondering what they're going to be ... any other takers?