Let's be clear - this has to be the one of the neatest wiring jobs of a server rack I have seen in years! Kudos to this poor shmuck who spent better part of a day color coding and wrapping all these cables into nice bundles - polite tennis clap time . . .
What does this have to do with Net Neutrality? Absolutely nothing and yet this is the pic that made its way in the news piece Wired published about Net Neutrality. The FCC has finally outlined the rules for what many of us take for granted or haven't considered, unless . . . . and here it comes, you live on your mobile and question the inconsistent costs between like services from different carriers.
Here is a brief definition of Net Neutrality:
"As the name indicates, Net Neutrality (also known as Network Neutrality or Internet neutrality) is all about creating a neutral internet. The term supports the view that Internet traffic should be treated equally.
The term also backs that internet should be an open platform like any other utility used in our home like electricity as Internet has already become part and parcel of our lives and has been indispensable.
Net Neutrality advocates no restrictions by Internet service providers (ISPs) and governments on content, sites, platforms, the kinds of equipment that may be attached, and the modes of communication." - http://bit.ly/pLeZGL
Now that the FCC finally has published the rules that go into effect 11/20 we can now rest assured that the interwebs are once again in safe and sound hands . . . . I jest, of course the lawsuits will soon start and all bets are off.
Bottom line is I don't see how mobile consumption wins or even comes out ahead especially when you see the limits being placed on basic functionality like tethering. Why should I have to pay extra to tether my mobile device to my iPad when not in a WiFi hotspot? I don't want a separate Verizon MiFi hot spot device and service, I want to use my 3G capable Droid that I'm already paying for thank you very much. And why are there caps on bandwidth use for the iPhones depending on carriers? Are we really saturating the network that we have to limit distribution?
Isn't that cable bundle picture a thing of beauty? So neat, so organized . . .
Michael Sola finds solutions and can translate tech into english. He's a blogger, invited presenter and speaker, he listens - he also rarely has to show ID to walk into a pub. Follow him at http://twitter.com/michaelsola or http://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelsola : his views and comments are his own. He doesn't like talking about himself in the 3rd person, just ask him.
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