Re: Location of the island (was: Le Web 4.0

From: Ish Sookun <ish_at_hacklog.in>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2015 22:32:28 +0400

Folks,

On Sun, Apr 26, 2015 at 10:14 PM, Appadoo Dave <azezezaaa_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I guess he's referring to bandwidth rather than latency. External VoIP and
> IPTV services might see an increase in 'performance' since more data can be
> transferred with a 100mbps over a 10mbps pipe.
> But, as SM mentioned, even with a 100mbps connection, more bandwidth,
> latency will always be present due to the physical location of the island.
> Since, this delay is always present, external VoIP and IPTV services can
> suffer from out-of-sync issues when the data reaches the user terminals.
> imo This 100mbps connection will benefit the local population in terms of
> distributing digital content/media or IPTV video surveillance.
>
>
​Do not forget, when we say 100Mbps, we're actually speaking of local
access. So, unless the webservice you're trying to reach is running or
cached local, you will still face latency issues.​


​Cheers,​

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​Ish Sookun
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Received on Sun Apr 26 2015 - 18:32:52 PST