[cod] Off-Topic: The Future of GSPs

[escapedturkey]

Actually an example would be dial-up modem to DSL/cable technology. I'm 
sure something will come out that will exceed the previous evolutionary 
step.

Midnight wrote:
> Only if ppl stop caring about low ping.  GSP's have multiple Tier1 
> backbone connections and are usually 1ms off the main trunks.  Home 
> connections typically have 10-20ms + first hops and only 1 ISP backbone 
> directly connected.
> 
> I think the bigger threat to GSP's is the game publishers cutting them 
> out of the mix, to the detriment of their user base.  This will on 
> diminish quality of hosting and increase price.
> 
> 
> escapedturkey wrote:
>> Do you believe GSPs will become obsolete as home bandwidth gets larger 
>> and hardware evolves faster and smaller?
>>
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