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Simultaneously, advancements in computing power, which are integral to internet speed, also began to stagnate around 2013. The historical paradigm of Moore's Law, which predicted a doubling of transistor density approximately every two years, started to falter. The inability to continue shrinking transistors has created a slower pace of performance improvement in computing architecture, further impacting broadband delivery.
The flattening trends in internet speeds and computational speed raise critical questions about the future trajectory of technological innovation. As the speed metrics began diverging from their exponential growth patterns, it became evident that a recalibration was necessary for both fields.