[rejberg]

> In the past, the "Internet speed record" was measured in units such as "terabit meters-per-second":

I like this unit better, because then a jetliner full of hard drives could be a valid competitor.

[ChuckMcM]

Which is exactly why it was chosen, the 'purpose' of networks is moving data from point A to point B so the 'goodness' of networks is how much data from point A to point B and how far away is point A from point B.

Then the Internet became a transport for time sensitive data (movies, voice, Etc.) and so the latency between bits gets wedged in sometimes.