Kilobits, megabits, multiplexing packet switch,
illuminating fibre from here to South West 9,
with a cargo of spreadsheets,
word docs and PDFs,
IMs, SMS in a FIFO pipeline.

Gently flashing modems, routers and home hubs,
delivered over GPON that everyone adores,
with a cargo of love bytes,
e-bay, paypal,
holidays to the topics by palm-green shores

On line browsing and gaming through the Ethernet,
flicking TV channels cursing latency delays,
with a cargo of shoot ‘em ups,
quiz shows, adverts,
come and spend your money in a hundred different ways.

32 way splitters and spectacular photonics,
a hair width of glass means the pipe is getting bigger,
for cargoes of peacocks,
emeralds, pig lead,
I’m having some of that, next year I’m going Giga.