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Ok, so around 20 years ago we were fine with 56k, what do you think we need in another 20 years? Unless you wanna put down new lines every handful of years this
by mgerullis 5y ago
Ok, so around 20 years ago we were fine with 56k, what do you think we need in another 20 years? Unless you wanna put down new lines every handful of years this is actually a good investment into the future.
- awicz 5y agoI don't think this deserved to be down voted. While I can appreciate the idea that innovation drives advancement...I have the same honest question. Asked another way: are there any current fringe use cases for residential users to make use of this kind of bandwidth? *edit: ugh. Sorry, replied to the wrong comment.
- KeplerBoy 5y agoProbably the mentioned 25 Gbit/s. At least now nobody needs that at home. I'm not even sure how one would hook up a computer to such a fast connection. certainly not with conventional ethernet.
- znpy 5y ago2.5 gbps and 10 gbps ethernet is starting to appear in consumer-grade computers too, albeit mostly in either apple stuff or enthusiast grade gear.
- detaro 5y ago10G Ethernet at least is not unusual for enthusiast-type stuff, and with the hardcore crowd I wouldn't be surprised to see some 25/40/100G kit - and this is clearly a hardcore enthusiast offering for now. E.g. IMHO doesn't make much sense unless you are hosting stuff at home etc.
- franz899 5y agoI don't think we were ever "fine" with 56k, but I think we reached a good speed with 1Gb/s. It will be more than enough for most households until everything we do will scale up in resolution.
- mgerullis 5y agoWell, 1gig is still somewhat rare here in Germany. Unless you live in a large city or you are fine with 5G as your line, its basically a far-away dream
- jlelse 5y agoYes, I have 100/40 VDSL and it's honestly enough. How large should websites grow that I need 25 Gibt/s?
- LargoLasskhyfv 5y agoWhile I concure with that, there is more to the net than websites.
- MagnumOpus 5y agoGigabit is not needed for web browsing, but for: - cloud storage, sharing and backup - at 40Mbit a remote site feels like a slow thumb drive where copying a 1GB folder of an image or video project to the cloud takes 5 minutes, at 1Gbit it feels like a modern hard drive where that folder takes 10 seconds and doesn't interrupt your workflow - high res video streaming (3-4 people in your household streaming at 4K will overload your downlink at 100Mbit) - high res video conferencing (3-4 people in your household being in zoom calls at the same time will likely overload your uplink at 40Mbit)
- mgerullis 5y agoImagine being a streamer. You cannot stream 4K with that speed.
- zokier 5y agoDo you think the network gear will last 20 years?
- mgerullis 5y agoI believe the fibers themselves will. I mean most of the country (Germany) is still running on copper from the 50s.