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This is "mobile broadband" only. Not wired broadband, the thing everyone is really interested in.
by topspin 5y ago
This is "mobile broadband" only. Not wired broadband, the thing everyone is really interested in.
- jjtheblunt 5y agoDo you say "wired broadband" to mean non-mobile? I ask since satellite and even mesh network non-mobile broadband is a super performant and already deployed reality, evidently. example : https://tech.fb.com/terragraph-alaska/ https://tech.fb.com/terragraph-alaska/
- mjevans 5y agoThis really should have a title update so it's clear. The AND in "broadband and LTE" part of the title is a huge hint that the and part is _not_ LTE (non-mobile) data.
- tannhaeuser 5y agoIs it? I guess in US with its vast land mass and relatively low population density wired is very important, but I can tell you in many parts of Europe LTE and up are slowly becoming the norm even for high-volume, high-bandwidth usage such as for video streaming (not at 4k though ofc).
- sgt 5y agoBut surely most houses near cities in Europe has at least the option to get a fiber connection these days? Given the choice between LTE and fiber, I will choose fiber every day because otherwise you are basically competing with the radio spectrum and users thereof.
- HaloZero 5y agoI don't know. My manager (household of 3) just switched to using Verizon 5G for their home internet. She's getting like pretty good speeds compared to what Xfinity offers (which was the only alternative).
- lotsofpulp 5y agoBecause xfinity wired broadband is garbage. They probably have 10Gb down/ 30Mb up connection allocated to 1,000 houses.
- tguvot 5y agothere are "local" broadband maps. like https://www.broadbandmap.ca.gov/ https://www.broadbandmap.ca.gov/