Google (Nasdaq: GOOG)'s recent pick of Kansas City, Kan., as the site of its initial fiber-to-the-home experiment is unlikely to spark a gigabit broadband revolution in North America, predicts IHS iSuppli , citing high deployment costs and a general absence of ISP competition and a lack of apps that require gigabit-rate speeds. (See Google's 1-Gig Fiber Winner: Kansas City, KS.)
Netflix Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) CEO Reed Hastings earned a $5.52 million pay package last year that consisted mostly of stock options, doubling his compensation compared to 2009. (See Can Netflix Keep Flying?.)
Cablevision Systems Corp. (NYSE: CVC) CEO Jim Dolan earned $13.4 million in compensation in 2010, down nearly $3 million from 2009.
A Minnesota collection agency which Comcast Corp. (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) hired to track down delinquent cable customers claims the MSO owes it $314,210 for cancelling its contract.
Did you know that the first TV remote built for the RCA Victor in 1961 controlled seven functions, including tint, color and brightness? The ad below touted the "hours of pleasure" viewers would get from the TV.
— Steve Donohue, Special to Light Reading Cable, and Jeff Baumgartner, Site Editor, Light Reading Cable
However, given the actually little snippet maybe we should have the NG-PON article guys debate the IHS guys. For those not paying attention, above there is a snippet about no applications for 1Gbps and in the other article it talks about the potential uptake of NG-PON solutions.
I love the "hidden" compartment that could be used to store the "seven-function wireless wizard remote control." Also, a little movie trivia --there's a good scene in "Flamingo Kid" with this RCA TV, where Richard Crenna (Mr. Brody) shows Matt Dillon (Jeffrey) how the magical remote works.
Electronics can be changed, for more bandwidth, out at a later point -like when the prices are much cheaper and/or when it is actually needed.
I think that the bulk of money thrown at 1G end sub equpment is a waste that would be better spent putting more fiber in the ground. But I guess that depends on what you are trying to accomplish. Do you just want to be able to say you built a 1G network or do you want to help/reach as many people/customers as possible.
Could be just my way of thinking though -I don't buy quad core PCs to surf the web or use an 8-cyl engine as a daily driver.
Funny... volume control was the closest equivalent to today's DVR pause button when the phone rings. JB