Week 6 | 2012 Mbps: Chasing the Cyberspace

Ian Reloaded. Internet connection running on 20.12 megabyte per second via Wireless Fidelity.

 Traffic rules always remind us to follow speed limits, unless you are talking about the INTERNET.

It’s more than the speed of Karma Lee in the iOS-powered Temple Run or the rush steered TurboFly in Android devices, but it’s the information superhighway that fuels the networks all over the world. At its core is a backbone of high-speed data communication lines through which any allied computer can switch information with any other linked computer. One of the most amazing things about the cyberspace is the plethora of knowledge it puts at our fingertips. It's a far-fetch fountain of knowledge sustained by sources all over the world. You can find everything from information on the latest update on stem cell technology or what will be the Apple’s most-awaited next phone generation. The information never stops, either. New sites are being added each day. This information superhighway is a monstrous mechanism for us humans, whereas we have been able to use the internet in more imaginative and productive ways.  And what’s payback plan? Your accountability.

No traffic. No hassle. One of the reasons why the internet could be the fastest highway in the world is the velocity of its information transference but it may also the deadliest one. Few years ago, people who cross the modern world can’t imagine how things could possibly happen—the feasibility to share interest via internet. People may also criticize that internet connections may sometimes be lethargic and erratic. In spite all of this, those slaves of technology once devised WiFi and WiMax, another triumph for humanity to enter a new dimension and connect the two different worlds. Today, the new technology and transformations to the heart of the cyberspace are making a lightning-fast interaction among the people of the world. The EDGE, 3G and now, LTE, is one of the fastest admissions of people to the cyber world and so, most of the internet service providers made an overhaul to provide us the speedy connections in our home and offices. Many countries in Europe and America are now serving their citizens with high-speed internet through wireless connections; unfortunately, some areas do not experience this kind of technological wonder. Three, five or may be ten years from now, the internet superhighway will not be the ordinary road you know. It could possibly be the mega highway that will drag everyone to a new cyber experience. Scary in a good way, isn’t it? 

*Premise: The Internet Highway