High Speed Broadband Internet of Tomorrow

It is incredible to think how far the world of Internet connectivity has come over the course of the last decade. Whereas dial-up modems and ISDN lines used to reflect the best and highest speed connectivity options available, today’s T-carrier lines and wireless broadband services make it seem as if the aforementioned methods of connectivity were primitive.

Broadband Internet connections tend to operate at connection speeds of a minimum of 600 bits per second (bps), however it is much more common to find broadband Internet connection speeds between 1.5 and 2 Mbps. Broadband Internet connections include some of the following:

• Digital Cable Broadband
• DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) Broadband
• T-Carrier Broadband
• Wireless Broadband
• Satellite Broadband

Although these methods of broadband Internet connectivity will probably not change too much over the coming years, you can be sure that the speeds at which they transmit data will continue to increase tenfold.

Increased Broadband Internet Speeds

CableLabs is a non-profit research and development company that is dedicated to the study and implementation of new telecommunications technologies. Sometime in late August 2005, CableLabs is expected to endorse a new broadband Internet technology that will allow providers to increase their broadband Internet speeds by between 400% & 1,600%, a staggering number that will have incredible results for the Internet as a whole.

Motorola and Cisco are two of the many companies who are lining up to be a part of this new and exciting broadband Internet technology. You might be wondering how CableLabs is expecting to be able to generate such incredibly high speeds. The answer is in the network and technology that is already in place. It is simply a matter of linking together the bandwidth that is used between 4+ cable television channels. Whereas broadband Internet providers are generally providing transmission speeds of up to 3 Mbps, it is expected that this new technology will allow them to increase this speed up to as much as 1 billion bits per second.

The Effects of Increased Broadband Speeds

Being able to transmit data at speeds of up to 1 billion bps will have an obvious impact on the types of data that are transmitted across networks. Where full HD movies take a full 22 minutes to download right now using the very best broadband Internet connection, the increased speeds will make such a download possible in less than 5 minutes. Online gaming will be able to grow in leaps and bounds due to the fact that the incredibly high broadband Internet transmission speeds will make it possible to have better graphics, better sounds and stronger connections.

One of the more exciting developments is in relation to healthcare. It will soon be possible to handle a great deal of your personal healthcare via your home because incredibly detailed images such as x-rays will be able to be transmitted in a matter of seconds.

Such an incredible jump in broadband Internet connectivity speeds will allow the Internet to grow and develop in new and exciting ways.