Ten Years Ago

As a country we have a very short memory when it comes to broadband. Anybody in their late 40s or older clearly remembers twenty-five years ago when the predominant form of broadband was dial-up and we were seeing the first DSL and cable modem trials in the market. But I think most people have forgotten about the state of broadband just ten years ago. We’ve made extraordinary strides with broadband speeds in just ten years. Cable companies now routinely offer gigabit speeds and millions of new fiber passings are being built every year. Fixed wireless access cellular is bringing pockets of 100+ Mbps all around the country. New fixed wireless radios now have big bandwidth capabilities. I don’t think anybody in 2014 could have predicted where we are today with broadband.