Huge Pipes

What Does Huge Pipes Mean?

The term “huge pipes” is used to refer to a high-speed or high-bandwidth Internet connection.

Techopedia Explains Huge Pipes

The application of the term “huge pipes” is often made relative to an average amount of Internet bandwidth — for example, individuals could use the term to refer to the Google Fiber initiative that is replacing traditional Internet delivery systems with high-speed fiber optic line in a pilot program in several chosen cities. Those analyzing bandwidth may also look at Internet bandwidth and speed around the world. In general, high bandwidth is needed for things like streaming video, videoconferencing, and real-time data backup, as well as industry uses of the Internet such as telemedicine.

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Margaret Rouse

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Margaret is an award-winning writer and educator known for her ability to explain complex technical topics to a non-technical business audience. Over the past twenty years, her IT definitions have been published by Que in an encyclopedia of technology terms and cited in articles in the New York Times, Time Magazine, USA Today, ZDNet, PC Magazine, and Discovery Magazine. She joined Techopedia in 2011. Margaret’s idea of a fun day is to help IT and business professionals to learn to speak each other’s highly specialized languages.

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