Google Fiber general manager Kevin Lo torpedoes broadband myth

The notion that consumers don't want, won't pay for or don't need high-speed broadband has been described as a mere myth by the Google executive rolling out fiber networks in US cities.

"I can say with full confidence that simply isn’t true … there is huge consumer demand for faster Internet," Google Fiber general manager Kevin Lo said. Lo further said that faster Internet speeds will lead to the "next chapter of the Internet." His views were in line with former communications minister Stephen Conroy who recently told a luncheon that Tony Abbott’s national broadband network plan was inadequate for the future. "Nielsen's law of Internet bandwidth is possibly less widely known. It states that a high-end user's connection speed grows by 50 percent per year. They stand in stark contrast to Abbott’s law stated in April that 25 megabits per second is more than enough bandwidth for Australian households. The digital age is upon us, but the realization of the opportunities it presents is really just beginning," Australian Senator Conroy said.