Google Fiber Begins to Go Live

Google announced its plans to get into the Internet Service Provider business earlier this year and advertised connection speeds up to 1000 Mbps for $70 per month--a price commonly tacked-on to much, much slower connections. The first lucky neighbourhood in Kansas City is already getting its service installed and turned-on and one Google Fiber customer has commented stating that he is already receiving speeds of 600-700 Mbps.

This is a massive leap forward for the Internet--Google has been making strides to make strong, fast connections available and affordable. Currently, customers in the area can get a 5 Mbps connection for free for seven years.

Source: The Verge

Study Discovers the Obvious: People Are Impatient

A recent study by professor Ramesh K. Sitarman of the University of Massachusetts revealed that people have absolutely no patience for buffering. According to his paper, viewers begin to abandon a video after only two seconds of buffering, and an additional six percent left each second thereafter. Click the source article below for more information.

Source: The Verge

Bandwidth Issues? Algebra Will Solve That

The Verge is reporting that researchers at MIT are currently testing a new means of sending data that would improve bandwidth and connection speeds. See the article linked below for the full story.

Source: The Verge