Sony, as you all know, is an electronics company with a wide array of products and services - ranging from video game consoles and televisions to protection rackets and knee-clubbings.
Well, they've also got their fingers in the internet pie, and they're taking an even bigger piece. Except now they're not sharing their piece because they didn't bring American forks. Or something. Crap, now I'm hungry for a good pie. Key lime maybe? Or pumpkin. Pumpkin's good, but it's sort of a seasonal thing and... oh, right, news article. Right.
Look, forget the analogy. Let's just get to the news!
The Escapist
Japan... only?
I'd say that Sony is acting worse than Mafioso Hitler here, but really, that's not fair. I mean, I don't want to be too harsh on the guy.
So remember - while your internet huffs and puffs just to load Google, Tokyo browsers will be zipping through the web like Flash on a Scarface-inspired coke binge, and all thanks to Sony. Those heartless, careless bastards.
Well, they've also got their fingers in the internet pie, and they're taking an even bigger piece. Except now they're not sharing their piece because they didn't bring American forks. Or something. Crap, now I'm hungry for a good pie. Key lime maybe? Or pumpkin. Pumpkin's good, but it's sort of a seasonal thing and... oh, right, news article. Right.
Look, forget the analogy. Let's just get to the news!
So-net Entertainment, an ISP backed by Sony, announced its 'Nuro' fiber service for home use, which supports download speeds of up to 2gbps. As in two gigabits. To put that into perspective, the average internet speed in the US is around 3mbps, with the fastest available internet capping out at around 150mbps. This means that So-net's Nuro service is up to 13 times faster than the fastest internet in the US.
The service also boasts 1gbps uploads and will be available to homes, apartments, and small businesses in Tokyo and six surrounding prefectures. What should you expect to pay for this monster connection? $200 a month? More? Hardly. The service will be available for just 4,980 yen a month (around $51 USD).
...The company said the service includes rental of an ONU (optical network unit) designed to handle the high speeds. ONU devices are commonly used in homes and business to convert fiber to broadband Internet. Individual users of the service are unlikely to actually see the 2gps speeds on their devices, as it exceeds the capacity of most consumer network adapters. You heard right, your PC's network adapter is the bottleneck.
Japan... only?
I'd say that Sony is acting worse than Mafioso Hitler here, but really, that's not fair. I mean, I don't want to be too harsh on the guy.
So remember - while your internet huffs and puffs just to load Google, Tokyo browsers will be zipping through the web like Flash on a Scarface-inspired coke binge, and all thanks to Sony. Those heartless, careless bastards.