[SGVLUG] US lagging behind on broadband

[Rae Yip]

It's not necessarily that those countries will be the first to
innovate bandwidth-heavy applications, but they will certainly be
among the first consumers of applications, such as Gaikai's cloud
gaming, that demand better network performance (both bw and latency).

We already see a fair amount discrepancy in the amount of cloud gamers
in EU vs USA.

-Rae.

Disclaimer: I work for Gaikai.

On 7/23/12, Sean O'Donnell <sean at seanodonnell.com> wrote:
> What French or Korean innovations have you seen as a result of their
> dominance in broadband capacity?
>
> Sent from my iPhone w/ love.
>
> On Jul 23, 2012, at 4:51 PM, matti <mathew_2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> This has a number of serious issues for us, including the ability for the
>> US tech industry w/regards to innovation.
>>
>> "The results add weight to a growing body of evidence that suggests that
>> the U.S. is lagging behind many of its international counterparts, most of
>> whom have much higher levels of competition and, in turn, offer lower
>> prices and faster Internet service. It suggests that policymakers need to
>> re-evaluate our current policy approaches to increase competition and
>> encourage more affordable high-speed Internet service in the U.S"
>>
>> The Cost of Connectivity
>> A comparison of high-speed Internet prices in 22 cities worldwide
>>     * By
>>     * Hibah Hussain,
>>     * Danielle Kehl,
>>     * Benjamin Lennett,
>>     * Chiehyu Li,
>>     * Patrick Lucey,
>>     * New America Foundation
>> July 19, 2012 |
>>
>> http://oti.newamerica.net/publications/policy/the_cost_of_connectivity
>>
>