What if everyone had 1Gbps internet connection at home

For a second, lets assume Google does actually manage to pull this off in the near future, and the service is available widely at affordable rates for the end users .It becomes a fascinating thought then... and might compare to a leap similar to the change from a steam engine to gasoline in the real world, because you will not likely feel you are connected to internet for a while (but might be closer to the experience of a LAN), so companies might really be able to use the infrastructure in coming up with a new wave of products / services

This might be a huge boost for

• All businesses cloud and a possible revival of netbooks
• VOIP (why pay for landline, and with an extensive wifi network why pay for a cellphone even)
• Media business (broadband HBO / CNN / VH1 on broadband)
• Online gaming (a new array of massively multiplayer online games)
• Medical industry (might be the extra little push needed to tip this over to the other side.. how about a nation wide medical database where your treating physician can get all your medical history (complete with each single prescription / diagnosis )
• All businesses period (why need dedicated T1s now?, more telecommuting and lesser cost of infrastructure)
• Zero privacy. The digital you might just be the real you..... If it isn't already the case.. (not the most positive thing in the list)

The list could just go on and on... but a couple of not so small caveats

• Not sure what Google means by affordable price for 1Gbps line
• Video says plan is to provide the service on an experimental basis (to a small percentage of selected communities... the Google way of starting a service
• It has been a long while since Google set out to provide free nationwide wifi...I haven't even been lucky enough to get a consistent connection from the free Google wifi for the Mountain View area... based on the experience and the fact that a high speed nationwide network is no mean feat, I would think we are more than a few years away from this being available at affordable prices across the country...

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wusklcNKDZc&feature=player_embedded