A new FiOS from Verizon features upload and download speeds of up to 20 megabits per second, the company announced Tuesday. Using a 20Mb/s upstream broadband connection, the symmetrical service could enable a consumer to upload a 250 MB file of 200 photos in about 90 seconds, Verizon said, compared with about 47 minutes over a 768 kilobits per second upstream connection. It is the first service of its kind commercially available to U.S. consumers on a mass scale, the company added.
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Verizon’s New FiOS Breaks Upload Speed Limits
Posted by: Katherine Noyes October 24, 2007 01:37 PMA new FiOS from Verizon features upload and download speeds of up to 20 megabits per second, the company announced Tuesday. Using a 20Mb/s upstream broadband connection, the symmetrical service could enable a consumer to upload a 250 MB file of 200 photos in about 90 seconds, Verizon said, compared with about 47 minutes over a 768 kilobits per second upstream connection. It is the first service of its kind commercially available to U.S. consumers on a mass scale, the company added.