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japantoday.com - 9/28/2008

Technology › KDDI to launch 1Gbps fiber-optic service in Oct

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KDDI Corp will launch a fiber-optic communications service with upload and download speeds each of up to one gigabit per second on Oct 1. The…

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D' Technology Weblog:  KDDI Japan launching 1Gbps Home Fiber Connections

Gizmodo:  1Gbps Fiber-Optic Service Arrives in Japan on October 1 [Intertubes]

Tech Ticker:  1Gbps internet speed coming to Japan

MacMagazine:  Que tal uma conexão dedicada de 1Gbps em sua casa? No Japão, já tem

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KDDI Japan launching 1Gbps Home Fiber Connections
D' Technology Weblog — ...  announced they’ll be launching a 1Gbps Internet service to single-family home and condo users in October. The service is supposedly synchronous, with 1Gbps in both directions, although the article implies that speeds will vary with location. Cost will be 5,985 yen/month (about US$56.50) for the basic Internet and IP phone service. This is intended to compete with NTT, who currently control over 70% of the Japanese FTTH market. ...

1Gbps Fiber-Optic Service Arrives in Japan on October 1 [Intertubes]
Gizmodo — ... service from ISP KDDI. The service will offer upload and download speeds (each way) of up to one gigabit per second. The service goes online October 1 for single family homes and low-rise apartment buildings for about $56 a month, and will be considerably higher than the current 100 megabits per second norm most Japanese citizens already enjoy today. If the outcome of the 2008 election doesn't get me to move to another country, these currently untouchable download speeds just might. [Japan Today] ...

1Gbps internet speed coming to Japan
Tech Ticker — ... to get over 2Mbps, Japanese residents will soon be able to upload and download at a speed of up to 1Gbps. This is totally insane and the insanity will be provided by a Japanese company, KDDI Corp. The major beneficiaries of this service will be the consumers in east Japan as till now the highest speed they used to get was 100Mbps. KDDI will be providing the fiber-optic services starting from October 1 at a price of 5,985 Yen ($56). [Via JapanToday] Advertisement: Samsung Hub - ...

Que tal uma conexão dedicada de 1Gbps em sua casa? No Japão, já tem
MacMagazine — ... Se o que temos no Brasil chama-se “banda larga”, eu não sei como definir o que a KDDI já oferece para clientes japoneses: uma conexão dedicada de 1Gbps. Sim, isso mesmo: 1.000Mbps, cerca de 500 vezes mais do que a “média” de conexões do nosso país (sendo até bastante generoso). E mais: upstream e downstream simétrico — que sonho! ...