Gigabit broadband is really coming! How will our lives be subverted?

Since the word "Gigabit Broadband" was put forward, many people think that this is a concept hype of operators. The reason is that 100 Mbps broadband has not been popularized in most parts of China. Although the home network publicity in some developed cities has reached 100 Mbps, the actual speed measurement is limited, and it is even more impossible for the civil use of Gigabit broadband to reach the height of popularization.

Moreover, no matter how high the operator sets the bandwidth digital standard, users need not only the support of the network, but also the support of the content. Even if it is a real gigabit network, the source of content can't be guaranteed, so we can only look at the flowers in the fog. Therefore, Gigabit broadband is just a conceptual war played by operators. It is still unknown to attract home users through differentiated competition.

However, is the reality really what everyone thinks?

Now in the field of communication, everyone focuses on 5G, but ignores a major event that domestic operators have done, that is, piloting Gigabit broadband. In fact, on World Telecommunication Day, May/July, 20 15, China Telecom has piloted Gigabit broadband in several cities such as Shanghai, Chengdu and Wuxi, Jiangsu, and the market response is generally good.

In addition, last June 265438+1October 265438+ 10, China Telecom Shanghai Branch held a gigabit broadband conference, announcing the listing of 1000M broadband, taking the lead in putting forward the large-scale development strategy of gigabit broadband in the world, and planning to achieve full coverage of Magic Capital in three years.

Also in August last year, in Hefei and Wuhu, Anhui Province, China Telecom officially launched the family gigabit broadband access service. It is estimated that by 20 17, broadband customers of China Telecom in all market towns and above in the province will gradually enjoy ultra-high-speed broadband with bandwidth exceeding1000 m..

It can be seen that in just two years, Gigabit broadband has been rapidly deployed in many cities and blossomed. According to this development speed, gigabit broadband may enter the stage of large-scale promotion around 20 18.

According to the report of market research organization DsiplaySearch, with the promotion of TV manufacturers, 8K ultra-high-definition TV is expected to be popularized in the market in 20 18. This point in time coincides with the large-scale promotion of Gigabit broadband, which will greatly enhance the demand of Gigabit broadband market.

Because generally speaking, 20-40Mbps can support true 4K video, 50- 100Mbps can support extreme 4K programs, and it takes 200-800Mbps to watch 8K video. Therefore, driven by video services, broadband will also enter the G era.

So, what changes will gigabit broadband bring to our lives?

The first is speed. The maximum rate of gigabit broadband is 1024Mbps, the average access bandwidth will be increased from the current 50Mbit/s to 280Mbit/s, and the download rate perceived by users will be increased from 13Mbit/s to 100 Mbit/s ... such an ultra-high network speed, which greatly improves the data transmission efficiency and shortens the transmission time. Theoretically, in the future, downloading things with Gigabit broadband will only take 8 seconds for 1GB files and 65 seconds for 8GB Blu-ray video files.

Secondly, in the practical application environment, once there are more devices connected to broadband, the network speed will become very slow, and the connected devices are too large and easy to get stuck. In the Gigabit era, 4k HDTV or even 8K ultra-HD video can be played very smoothly, and video conferences can be held at home to play large-scale somatosensory games. You can also watch football matches, concerts and so on. There is no worries at home through virtual reality (VR), and the atmosphere is as realistic as coming to the scene.

In addition, Gigabit broadband will bring great changes to many industries, including education, medical care, rescue and even art. For example, after the popularization of Gigabit broadband, firefighters and rescuers will install rescue medical applications through wearable devices, making them have powerful real-time data exchange and communication capabilities, plus high-quality real-time video information obtained from multiple sources, as well as data such as site temperature and smoke level captured by various sensors. In a word, these technologies will greatly improve the level of decision-making and cooperation on the emergency site.

Similarly, Gigabit network makes real-time and reliable remote operation possible, and engineers, artists and experimenters will be able to use this technology to truly achieve some precise operations. In the future, you can choose a gift, connect your girlfriend's 3D printer in different places, and print the gift to her.

Moreover, through the ultra-high-speed network of gigabit broadband, 3D remote interactive technology can make holographic images possible, and realize two-way and three-dimensional remote presentation by using 3D somatosensory devices, just as it often happens in movies, and get communication by projecting the influence of virtual holography, which is much better than video calling.

It can be said that the arrival of Gigabit broadband has brought us a real intelligent life experience! I believe that with the popularity of Gigabit networks, there will be a large number of inventions and applications based on high-speed networks in the future to further change our lives.