As an under-30, working in the industry, I have to say, when the power goes out at home for a few days, we pull out the camping gear.
When our cable-based internet goes out, our life changes hardly at all. We go for a walk, or hike, do the things we would normally. I can imagine that an outage of 1 week would be slightly different, but I'm pretty sure that the spans of most of the outages which would be resolved by multi-provider solutions like those outlined herein would probably only apply to situations where the outage would only last less than 48 hours. On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 9:06 AM, William Herrin <b...@herrin.us> wrote: > On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 10:47 PM, Kyle Creyts <kyle.cre...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Will they really demand ubiquitous, unabridged connectivity? > > > > When? > > When the older generation that considers the Internet a side show dies off. > > When your grandparents' power went out, they broke out candles and > kerosene lamps. > > When yours goes out, you pull out flashlights and generators. And when > it stays out you book a motel room so your family can have air > conditioning and television. > > For most folks under 30 and many who are older, Internet isn't a side > show, it's a way of life. An outage is like a power failure or the car > going kaput: a major disruption to life's flow. > > > This need won't be ubiquitous for two to three decades, but every year > between now and then the percentage of your customer base which > demands unabridged connectivity will grow. > > What do you have in the pipeline to address that demand as it arrives? > BGP multihoming won't get the job done for the hundred million > households in North America, let alone the seven billion people in the > world. > > Regards, > Bill Herrin > > > -- > William D. Herrin ................ her...@dirtside.com b...@herrin.us > 3005 Crane Dr. ...................... Web: <http://bill.herrin.us/> > Falls Church, VA 22042-3004 > -- Kyle Creyts Information Assurance Professional BSidesDetroit Organizer
