I’m sure the hardware for 50Gbps optics wouldn’t be cheap for the consumer 🤣
empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
50gbps **shared line using passive optical splitters. Bit misleading there Chona, nobody is getting an actual 50gbps connection to their house.
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
will_a113@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
The “innovation” in the article is passive tech for fiber to the room (FTTR), specifically made to be low cost and easier to implement. It’s also how your computer might get that 50Gbit - it’ll have to be wired in with a fiber connection. It’s not happening over WiFi (or even Ethernet)
kalleboo@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
(or even Ethernet)
Technically, those 100+ Gbps fiber LAN/WAN connections used in data centers are also Ethernet, just not twisted pair.
That said recently I was in a retail store and saw “Cat8” cables for sale that advertised support for 40 Gbps copper ethernet! I wonder if any hardware to support that will ever be released. It is a real standard: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_Gigabit_Ethernet#40GBAS…
frezik@midwest.social 4 weeks ago
Those cables are hard to terminate properly. There’s an outer grounding sheath that needs to be connected up at both ends. Except for short connections, I find it easier/cheaper to use fiber.
cybersin@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Enterprise adopted 100GbE networking around 2019. You can now buy used network cards for around $100 each.
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Probably not where I am, that seems really low. I mean it depends if you use name brand or not. Often I don’t use the name brand ones 🤣
MorphiusFaydal@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I just checked on eBay, and there are multiple listings for single port 100 GbE Mellanox (now nVidia) Connect-X 4 cards in the $60-100 range.
kalleboo@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Most residential fiber currently is GPON with a 2 Gbps shared line using passive optical splitters, split up to 32 ways. Raising that shared line to 50 Gbps is a great upgrade.
Subdivide6857@midwest.social 2 weeks ago
It sounds like 50 gig PON is the next logical step. We’ve deployed XGSPON, which is 10x10 Gbps shared between whatever splitter you want to use(anywhere from like 8 way to 128, we generally use 32 way splitters), and we’re testing equipment that will supposedly be supported to 100Gbps PON. Things are moving quickly!
M137@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
“Chona”
Hahah.
Squizzy@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Its not that out of this world, though it is currently completely unneccessary. 10gb+ has been somewhat common residentially for years.
nopermissions@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
They’re over here talking about 50Gb XGS-PON for residential like anyone is actually going to use it. I bet their end users will still complain about slow speeds.
CosmoNova@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Getting real tired of these „China is 30 years ahead of us“ clickbait headlines on an almost daily basis. They‘re always completely overblown and sadly really warp the public perception of the country and their government.