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Fibre is a very recent development... and there are a few kinds of it. Like, GPON, EPON, etc. Before we had coax cable which required updates very often (DOCSI
by thinknot 9y ago
Fibre is a very recent development... and there are a few kinds of it. Like, GPON, EPON, etc.
Before we had coax cable which required updates very often (DOCSIS versions) which usually required changing lots of equipment (not termination equipment/CPEs).
Before we had DSL which also saw lots of improvements over the years. (ADSL, ADSL2, ADSL2+, annexes, etc).
Also all these technologies require an uplink which needs to be updated from time to time.
These updates are very expensive, you can't imagine how much. A comparison with tap water is moot because, well, you don't need new, thicker pipes every 10 years.