Canadian ISP provider Shaw introducing 100 Megabits/second bandwidth!

[Shmoked]

Well, up here in Canada, were getting treated!

 

Cable provider Shaw Communications says it is testing ultra-fast broadband, with potential download speeds up to one gigabit per second.

 

That speed is 10 times faster than the highest-end connections now available and more than 100 times faster than what many Canadians have.

 

"This is game-changing technology," Shaw president Peter Bissonnette said in a statement. "We are on the leading edge of change with this trial — bringing blazing speeds and new network capabilities that will give us a springboard for future possibilities."

 

The Calgary-based company said it expects to launch fibre-deployment tests in April.

 

Shaw currently offers download speeds up to 100 megabits per second in Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. The service isn't cheap, though, costing $150 a month. In Japan, 160-megabit connections sell for around $60 a month while 120-megabit speeds can be had in parts of Europe for about $100.

 

Shaw's pricing is in line with that found in the United States. Both Canada and the United States have been criticized recently for a lack of competition in broadband, which has resulted in slower speeds and higher prices than those found in other parts of the world.

 

A recent international broadband study by Harvard University found that Canada ranked 22nd out of 30 countries after availability, speeds and pricing were accounted for. The United States fared better, placing 13th.

 

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/18/shaw-gigabit-broadband-internet.html#ixzz0g1ptOU1j

[Metal]

BELL is still better.

BELL has been with my family for years and we get good deals.

We hope to upgrade again soon.

[jazzy]

Google's is faster.

[Metal]

Google's is faster.

 

but only select few in us can get it.

[Bob Loblaw]

We are with sasktel atm I believe, but we used to use Shaw, and they were pretty good. Won't be paying tillions of dollars for 1 gigabit/s though lol. But competition means prices will drop so....

[SchmoSalt]

And here I am on a connection that has been decreasing in speed and bandwidth for the past year and a half...

 

Damn you.