what is HDTV ? Wire
On Mon, 2007-11-19 at 12:56 +0300, Reinier Battenberg wrote: > Yes, i agree that a decrease in prices would be very nice. The idea of these > cables however seems to be to overcome the 'digital divide' > > According to some guy at lucent, Moore's law is also true for data per fiblre > optic. Only not with a 18 months cycle, but a 9 months one. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore%27s_Law#Formulations_of_Moore.27s_Law > > With the arrival of the cable in 18 months from now, the speed of bandwith > should have Quadoubled (eh, times 4 in english), and the price cut by a > factor 4. That is 400%. That is true in places where they have a marked > working according to how Keynesian laws. > > Effectively here though, the difference with what is happening elsewhere is > 380%. Negative. Meaning the digital divide has widened like Moses did with > the Red Sea. > > Did you read YouTube will be starting broadcasting their movieclips in HDTV? > What will they be doing in 18 months? > > > > On Monday 19 November 2007 12:24:06 Wire James wrote: > > Reinier > > > > I think 20% less cost for us the clients is a good start. We have a big > > burden currently which if even revised by 5%, many of us would jump up > > in excitement. I am not worried bse when the other cables get completed, > > the drop will be for real. See what Warid and Hits Telecoms' entry is > > doing to the incumbents? > > > > Wire > > > > > > On Mon, 2007-11-19 at 11:29 +0300, Reinier Battenberg wrote: > > > > > It seems cable projects are announced weekly these days. Here is one > > > > > > http://newvision.co.ug/D/8/220/597778 > > > > > > And now the math: > > > > > > The estimated cost of satellite bandwidth on a monthly lease ranges from > > > $1,700 to $6,000 megabit/second per month. > > > The SEACOM cable will be 20% cheaper than the current costs. > > > > > > Sorry???? only 20% cheaper??? > > > > > > This will be a success similar to the one on the west-coast, which is > running > > > at 10% of its potential. Real sad. > > > > > > > >
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