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3 Mbps/household is right about the lower bound for average Internet usage. It's not optimal, especially going forward, but it's fine for now. Upping those 2G
by ftth_finland 3y ago
3 Mbps/household is right about the lower bound for average Internet usage. It's not optimal, especially going forward, but it's fine for now.
Upping those 2G backhauls to 10G is simple and cheap, however.
- bcrl 3y agoIn my experience, 10G wavelengths are cheaper than 2Gbps EVCs.
- thfuran 3y agoI suspect that's a bit low to cover evening streaming usage, but my main issue isn't so much the available bandwidth as selling it as 1 gbps. There should be some statutory minimum sla or something to limit the ISP's bullshit of selling you an ULTRASPEED™ GIGABIT* 1† Gbps‡ plan that reliably drops to about 0.5% of the advertised performance every night.
- ftth_finland 3y ago3 Mbps/household is enough for evening streaming, statistical multiplexing kicks in as the number of subscribers grow. It's a bit naff, but not overly so. Averaging 3 Mbps of usage does not mean the gigabit connection drops down to 0.5% nightly. The key here is for the ISP to have enough excess backhaul to account for the occasional burst above the 3 Mbps average. As long as there is sufficient headroom, nobody will notice the oversubscription.
- thfuran 3y agoThis is 500 houses so oversubscribed that 1 user using their nominal bandwidth would consume 50% of the total backhaul. There isn't sufficient headroom for no one to notice.
- ftth_finland 3y agoYes, the 2G backhaul is underdimensioned. However, that's an easy fix with a 10G upgrade. Just need to swap the optics.