I will not bore you with things you already know about the fiber optic . do not you lose time to remember that fiber optics is a true gift of science and technology that copper is a good transmitter of electricity, information, but all the user information travels, chopped, mixed or alternating, the same cable to the nearest center, and that light is much faster, 300,000 km / second!, and every color of the spectrum represents a different information channel for each user, small "mini-cables "by the same" cable ", multiplying its capacity, reliability and possibilities. If a skinny little hair Glass can be called cable. And that fall thousands of these hairs, tens of thousands of connections in the space now occupied by copper wires. Indeed, the world's copper is used up (well know cable thieves of our cities).
We will not stop commenting on the tremendous benefit the fiber optic means, or the absolute need for the deployment of fiber networks for telecommunication development and the economy in Spain, the transit of information maximum quality, speed and , communications even in 3D, safety and effectiveness of cloud storage and real-time access to all types of content Websites and music from movies and video games and games in WAN with high quality graphics and no risk of disconnection, with virtually no local storage, and many others new services, products and utilities , and therefore the benefit and welfare of our society. Nor
took us to analyze the magnificent study "A World of Fiber " by Benoît Felten , which reflects the international reality of the connections and the demoralizing and very serious stagnation in the deployment of optical fiber undergoes Spain, nor abound in the certainty that, as we announced the CMT in Statistics report last quarter of 2010, as we begin 2011 there are 10 million fixed broadband connections, and only 38,000 of them are optical fiber (FTTH, "fiber to the home"). We know that the vast majority of English users are connected by copper, not light beams, capacity, speed. It is not download content a second faster. The case is alarming because we can not access the utilities and services that improve the quality of life and processes of information exchange. Society and is a pure and continuous exchange of information, and Spain that exchange is slower than in other Western countries. In other words: aging Spain and is left behind.
38,000 fiber optic connections well, many users, yes ... But they are a residual percent 0'38 of total Internet connections in Spain. Four out of every thousand users in Spain access the Internet with the speed and capacity adequate to our time. If we fill the Santiago Bernabeu stadium capacity only with people who use the Internet (it would not be difficult), of more than 80000 people would be only about 320 users of fiber optics. By the way, I've never been to the Santiago Bernabeu (although I would), but I searched the venue on the website of Real Madrid, http://www.realmadrid.com/ . Hey, do not click on the link, still have not told you anything! Then you look at it, okay? Thanks!
We will ignore the analysis of the reasons why operators, except some as Movistar (Telefónica of Spain, SAU) or the intentions of France Telecom, launched with decision not to invest in fiber, or why Administration (with exceptions such as Majadahonda City Council) does not do "something else." The tremendous and intense work of CMT after the introduction of fiber optics throughout the national territory is not sufficient, because the fiber, beneficial to all, should be desired and achieved by all, each in his paper: consumers and businesses, investors, operators, local public bodies, regional and state. The main excuse is that "it is expensive", and navigation to such speeds, 100 MB, "is not even necessary" to access current products and services, there is no demand. Is the same as some say, "old crocks mental" (anyone who does not dive into innovation is) said when the car was born. We do well with Cachava do not need modern gadgets. Fuel is expensive, and there is no general need for such speed, because there are no activities or services that require it ... There are none because as happened with the car in its early stages, the fact that speed is residual, enjoyed by few, discourages the development of services and products that require it. The demand and consumption are the foot hits the accelerator technology development. When demand for the products we see success in other countries is massive, thanks to Internet we know immediately, English networks will not be able to meet this demand . And the capabilities social benefit and business remain stagnant until the network be prepared and appropriately in a process of years.
Spain, a leading country in the international scientific and technological research, technology-rich capital (defined as intangible as intellectual capital), is falling behind, late to the actual implementation of technological capital by a lack of investment , decision and information. And worst of all, the world knows, except the English.
feel the brief post, which does not deal with the issue (I'll write a more extensive), is that everything we know. We already know the words. But it takes decisions and action : I just want to propose that, as advertising moves mountains and will, as a slogan of products to enhance the physical form, holding the lapels to users, investors, operators and Administration and, without wrinkles jackets, very gently, tell them:
commitment fiber ... optics.
("Train Approaching at speed", shared by Sura Nualpradid image).
