right take a breath and relax
i do wish the average sheeple would once in a while scratch the surface in these news reports and headlines etc,the key being remembering the quotes we already know.
what do we know about Neil,
1: he has stated he wants to see 200Mbit/s down by 2012
given the real theoretical limit of docsis3 (with 125x125 is infact 5Gig down 3 Gig up), HOWEVER the current DS3 thats available and likely to stay that way for the medium term is
4x4 bonding channels thats your theoretical 200Mbps downsteam speeds.
so it appears he's now revised his stated 200Mbit down to 150Mbit/s download as you dont run your CPE (the VM 4x4 only DS3 cable modem modem sat on your desk)kit at anywere near 100%
2: Neil has stated his dislike of "network Nutrality" and a wish to
cash in on individual data flows to and from individual subscribers.
he's clearly been listening to the Allot sales teams , read and been hooked by their pitchs, for instance this
DPI equipment manufacturer, Allot, published a marketing brochure touting its ability to increase ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) through “Tiered Services” and “Quota Management.”
41Allot created a tool that “enables service providers to project potential revenues and profits from setting up a tiered service infrastructure.”
42 Even more blatantly, one of the “Service Provider Needs” listed by
the company is to “reduce the performance of applications with negative influence on revenues ..."
and from that bbc quotes
"
Mr Berkett said the firm had not ruled out the possibility of opening its own network to other ISPs.
He said: "We had this conversation with a bunch of investors recently. Our position is 'Let's prove the market'.
"Wholesaling is not off our agenda but right now it is not a priority for us."
He added: "Who knows, by the time BT have rolled out their next generation network we may be in position to explore wholesale."
"
be clear on what he's said there, yes its PR in response to the BT thing, But look again, hes saying he's spoke with investors?, the conclusion seems to be: it might be nice to "prove the market" and give the impression VM will...., But it wont happen any time soon unless theres pressure from 3rd partys to do so.... and someone foots the bill, perhaps he's looking for a handout from these very same investors.
to recap: it appears Neil doesnt care about the speed as such, its just a means to an end, were he can try and find a way to bring in his (ALOT's)version of metered internet, on a per application rather than per Byte business model, and in taking this app route your average download speed only sheeple dont see it coming as all they see is the BIG No. willy waving download rate.