Who's #1 in broadband? 1Gbps fiber for $26 in Hong Kong

jmke · 14th April 2010, 20:01

According to people like Ivan Seidenberg, Verizon's CEO, the US is number one in broadband, no question about it. But one only has to look around the world to see just how specious such claims are.
City Telecom's ad for its 1Gbps service

Take Hong Kong as an example. City Telecom made waves a few months ago with its US$13, symmetric 100Mbps connections. Today, the company slashed prices on its much faster 1Gbps fiber-to-the-home offering; a fully symmetric, 1Gbps connection costs HK$199... or US$26 a month.

Want phone service with that? That'll be US$3. IPTV service will cost another $6-12, depending on the channel package. (There's also a US$115 installation charge to run the fiber link from the building basement up to an individual apartment.)

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14th April 2010, 20:01	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	Who's #1 in broadband? 1Gbps fiber for $26 in Hong Kong According to people like Ivan Seidenberg, Verizon's CEO, the US is number one in broadband, no question about it. But one only has to look around the world to see just how specious such claims are. City Telecom's ad for its 1Gbps service Take Hong Kong as an example. City Telecom made waves a few months ago with its US$13, symmetric 100Mbps connections. Today, the company slashed prices on its much faster 1Gbps fiber-to-the-home offering; a fully symmetric, 1Gbps connection costs HK$199... or US$26 a month. Want phone service with that? That'll be US$3. IPTV service will cost another $6-12, depending on the channel package. (There's also a US$115 installation charge to run the fiber link from the building basement up to an individual apartment.) http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/n...campaig n=rss __________________