What Broadband - Where Broadband ??? Re: [nznog] New Telecom Jetstream Plans Leaked?

Was an apparent fact I picked up, that has now become outdated (co-worker informed me after I sent the message).

Apparently there is a spec which defines the term broadband, must be greater than a set speed etc, I was told now 384Kbit and upwards can be classified as broadband. But this is just what I have been told by co-workers.

Just to add my two bits. I think it all depends on the goegraphical or rather political region concerned. Someone selling 256 kbps Broadband in the U.S. would become laughing stock very fast. However someone selling 256 Kbps as broadband in say Srilanka would just barely get away with it. Then again maybe not cause the ADSL connections sold in Sri Lanka are 500 Kbps and 1 Mbps flat rate plans. But Sri Lanka is supposed to be backwards in terms of technology compared to New Zealand ?? Very confusing... On the other hand however selling 256 Kbps as broadband in Never Never Land (located towards the northern tip of Antarctica) would most probably work. The sad thing is that in Seychelles which is a tiny country of just 65000 people, all broadband connections sold are 500 kbps or better. Actually they only have 4 types of connections in that country. Dialup, ISDN BRI / PRI, 500 Kbps Wireless, and HDSL Leased lines at higher. The telecoms company owning the local loop (Cable and Wireless Intl.) willingly rent out raw copper pairs at a nominal rate of about 400 NZ dollars per month which is ideal for use with HDSL modems going upto 2 Mbps Bi-directional. Unfortunately they do not have high speed fibre running to the country. Instead they make do with satelite bandwidth into the country. Well no need to add wood to a burning fire...

----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Davidson" To: Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 7:32 PM Subject: Re: [nznog] New Telecom Jetstream Plans Leaked?

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Finnigan, Jamie wrote:

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Where does this idea of of the customer deserving flatrate broadband

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peanuts come from?

Where does this idea that 256K is broadband come from?

Keith Davidson

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