The New New Broadband - Deja Vu 2.0 - or Web 3.0?

An afternoon cup of coffee, a quick scan of Techmeme, and the spluttering sound of coffee in cup as yet another rebottling of old wine into Bottles 2.0 appears - Wired this time on Broadband 2.0:

two of the largest ISPs in the United States are hoping to kick off yet another broadband renaissance, this time with home connections that promise to reach 50-100 Mbps, enabling a slew of high-definition content, better-quality video-sharing sites and even 3-D video. Call it Broadband 2.0.

Experts say this increased bandwidth -- when it becomes widely available -- will have a profound effect on everything from our social interactions on the web to the way we consume media.

No Sh*t, Sherlock, I hear you say - now who would have guessed that?

OK, what this is really all about is that US Telcos (and, one presumes, European ones) are now starting to look at upgrading their broadband pipes to get to the 50 - 100 Mb/sec mark that those backward Far Easterners have taken for granted for years. It would surely be inconceivable to look at what they are doing Back East, and think about what therefore may be applicable here?

Clearly not, or not in the the Wired article anyway - not once is Korea or Japan mentioned! No, in this newest of New New things - Broadband 2.0 to wit - quote of the day goes to Ribbit:

"Basically, people are going to do a lot of the things they normally do today, but in a better, more satisfying, way," says Crick Waters, co-founder of Ribbit, a Silicon Valley company that sells an internet-based telephony platform.....

...... "Believe me, the minute someone puts the pipes out there, people will find a way to use them," Waters says.

Heck, one day they may even work out how to pay for them !!