[LINK] FTTP soon normal

[Christopher Vance]

A lot of Ethernet these days is 1000Mb/s.


On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 9:43 AM, Jan Whitaker <jwhit at internode.on.net>wrote:

> 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
>
>
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Christopher Vance