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Originally Posted by General Maximus
from the sounds of that (10gbps per channel and god knows how many bonded channels) they should easily be able to offer 1gbit/100mbits as the launching tier for the product and they are going to want to do it for the wow factor. Advertising a 1gbit connection is going to sound amazing plus offering 100mbits up is finally going to give them the push they need to get ahead of Openreach/fttc where they have been behind for so many years.
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I have had a chat with Vodaphone reps regarding the roll out of FTTP in Coventry. They say the top speed offered to normal residents will be a symmetrical 900Mb. A headline grabbing 1Gb from VM might do the trick if they want to hang on to customers in places like Coventry. However, unless DOCSIS 3.1 can significantly improve latency, folk like me, will opt for Vodaphone's offering. We would have to do without Virgin TV, but there are enough alternatives without resorting to Murdoch's Sky!
I have also spoken to Councillor Richard Brown in Coventry. He has been the key driver of the Vodaphone / City Fibre initiative here, but is also driving the city's bid to receive full coverage of 5G asap. Ironically, 5G has the potential, security issues notwithstanding, to make cable, twisted pair, fibre and modems obsolete, ushering in 'the internet of things'. Such is the potential bandwidth and efficiency of delivery, that 5G may become the service of choice for most people more quickly than envisaged so far...
... or maybe not.
https://www.ericsson.com/en/blog/201...otential-study