Well the USA is definately the earliest adopter. But bandwidth problems are a worldwide issue. The whole point to thie "wired-world" concept is that boundaries will be less and less evident. And any far-reaching communications technology, in order to survive, has to have a larger market than the US.
I am pretty confident that scenario mentioned in the Chicago-Trib article WILL play itself out. Yet, DSL will be adopted because it is much better equipped to be a global standard. DSL will probably ease into being the "defacto" connection method for businesses, i.e. databases, transactions, etc. Whereas cable-modems will settle in the home, i.e. set-top box like functionality, moving pictures, voice, etc.
Which market is bigger? Probably the home. Which market demands more? Probably the businesses and offices.
The rest is up to the phone companies |
