[LINK] FTTP soon normal

[Jan Whitaker]

At 09:32 AM 28/04/2014, Richard Archer you wrote:
>Sorry to be a spoil sport, but your story about networking inside the
>premises has nothing to do with FTTP nor FTTN.
>
>   ...R.

True, Richard, but it does set up a 'last meter/yard/whatever' 
connection question. What is the transfer speed available throughout 
the home from the termination point and how would you do it?

I believe my wifi is 55Mbps as I have an old router/modem. Do the 
newer ones carry faster data speeds?
I think ethernet is a top end of 100Mbps. Is there a faster ethernet nowadays?
And even if you could get faster than ethernet speed, can the devices 
on the end -- tablets, laptops, smart TVs, etc. -- deal with those speeds?

I guess the full benefit is going to be only as fast as the end 
device can handle in any event, but the value to a full household is 
multiple devices using the wider bandwidth that will be provided and 
being 'future proofed' against the time that the devices catch up.

Tom, have a talk with your friend about what he actually needs the 
speed for and if his end devices can handle it beyond ethernet speed. 
He may find the 55Mbps of wifi is adequate in any case.

Jan


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
jwhit at janwhitaker.com

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