Jim's Pond - Exploring the Universe of Ideas
"Beware when the great God lets loose a thinker on this planet. Then all things are at risk. It is as when a conflagration has broken out in a great city, and no man knows what is safe, or where it will end." --Ralph Waldo Emerson
Monday, June 30, 2003

A GIGABIT OR BUST

The State of California has a dream. A Gigabit or Bust by 2010. That's right, every California resident connected by at least a gigabit within the next 6 1/2 years. The Gartner Group was called in to assess the merits of this vision. Here are the bottom line conclusions from Gartner:

  • Significant economic growth opportunity for California

  • A variety of agendas

  • No new single killer application

  • No agreement on the characteristics of broadband

  • Leadership is essential

  • Globalization requires action now

    If it's good for California, I believe that it's good for Utah. And if California needs leadership, so do we. So........
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