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Harish kumar Gajjela

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Background Information
Importance of the Internet
Internet dependence.

Is the Internet as efficient as it could

be?
Google Fiber
Internet speeds will increase as a whole
Faster and more efficient.
U.S. will be more competitive on a global scale.

Internet Speeds
U.S. Average: Just under 10mb/s
Google Fiber: 1000 mb/s
100x faster than current average.
https://fiber.google.com/about/
Speed Comparison

Internet Speeds Across the

World
Ranking

Country/Region

Internet Speed

South Korea

14.2 mb/s

Japan

11.7 mb/s

Hong Kong

10.9 mb/s

Switzerland

10.1 mb/s

Netherlands

9.9 mb/s

Latvia

9.8 mb/s

Czech Republic

9.6 mb/s

Sweden

8.9 mb/s

United States

8.6 mb/s

Global Average: 3.1 mb/s

South Koreas average Internet speed is 65% faster than the
U.S.s.

Innovation
Stream TV directly to a tablet.
Optimized Cloud Storage
Online Education

Disadvantages
Google Fiber is only available in three cities
currently.
The cost of Google Fiber: $70 per month.
Huffington Post offers a price comparison analysis:
Japan: 2gb/s for $51 per month.
Hong Kong: 500 mb/s for $25 per month.
Seoul: 500 mb/s for $30 per month.

ttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/us-internet-speed

Significance
Levels the playing field.
Massive increase in efficiency.
Look at the timeline of technology as a whole.

What will come next?

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