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> What use cases are there for residential (or even most business) connection to be 25Gb/s (or even >10 Gb/s)?

Using a mapped remote drives for actual work, especially with multiple remote workers. (WFH kind of blurs residential/business use case distinctions.)



> Using a mapped remote drives for actual work, especially with multiple remote workers.

Not just the bandwidth but also the latency of fiber vs copper. With sub 10ms ping times and you're pretty much there.


Latency of fiber vs copper isn’t a thing you will notice within any cities. The latency you are probably thinking of is related to shared mediums and having to wait to transmit (e.g. DOCSIS).


>Latency of fiber vs copper isn’t a thing you will notice within any cities. The latency you are probably thinking of is related to shared mediums and having to wait to transmit (e.g. DOCSIS).

You're saying fiber's low latency (within a metro area) is more tied to it's carrying capacity as opposed to it's transmission nature. You're correct. Maybe also pedantic but certainly correct.




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