It amazes me that  transfer of digital data is incredibly fast with speeds in the range of up to a gigabyte per second until the point where the data flow is broken down into teir upon tier of pyramid like division.
 
This division commonly refeered to as the last mile is the focus of most internet speed upgrades. There are dozens of techniques and technologies being used and bandied about for covering that last bit of data transfer.
 
When onconsiders that ADSL speed can actually slow to as little as 128 KBPs when a substantial call is made upon the network it is no wonder every broadband supplier on Earth is seeking a transfer panacea. Many ideas such as switching to the home connections from simple copper line to coaxial cable or fiber optics have long been in use. But newer solutions such as the use of free space optics and PDSL (data transmission over power lines) are yet to be made viable.
 
Currently there is a bit of a race going on between the use of Earthbound tethers such as cable and fiber, and the advance of wireless platforms in manners and means we have yet to dream of. As it seems everyone has power lines entering the home en masse one wonders if this new DSL transfer system can overcome noise infiltration and obvious potential for human error. (ouch)

2G, 3G, 4G, where does it end? It doesn’t demand for greater upload and download speeds will not plateau for at least another ten years. Until the currents systems outpace demand the entire internet will be on an upward curve. Currently most broadband speed increase is due to personal use.
 
As soon as ecommerce fully migrate to portable internet the demand for mobile and desktop broadband will increase tenfold. when it does how fast will we be moving? At the speed of 4G.
 
How fast is 4G? basically the fourth generation (hence 4G) of internet speed will be coming in at around 150 Mbps. that should be fast enough for you to watch high def video on a ten inch touch screen that is held in your hand. Or to watch a 52 inch super high def movie at home choosing from over 1000 on demand channels.
 
Is this the future? No, actually it s the present. 4G is coming via LTE. LTE stand for long term evolution and in this case applies to the maximum speed that our current broadband infrastructure can be expected to support. Now as to 5G…

Another interesting possibility for broadband in the UK is fiber optic cable connections. While the system still requires a considerable amount of hardware as as opposed to telephony, the speed obtainable via fiber optics is only limited by the interfaces on either end of the line. When one factors in the available interfaces for totally wireless a humorous comparison arises. That being the speed of sound versus the speed of light. Soooo if BT really wanted to provide what they promised in 2004 all they need to do is start replacing all the copper cables with fiber optics. Of course this would cost billions but as long as they are not delivering on promises, why not fail to deliver something even better.