Researchers from Nokia and GFiber Labs (the experimental arm of Google Fiber) successfully achieved 41.89 Gbps download speeds on a live Google Fiber network. This marks the first time that Nokia’s 50G PON (passive optical network) technology has been used on a Google-owned network, and its one of the only examples of live 50 Gig networking in the United States.
I’m shocked that Google Fiber hasn’t yet been added to the list of services they’ve shut down because they got bored of them.
Maybe that’s still to come.
FutileRecipe@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Can we work on expanding existing fiber so most places get at least a single gig fiber first?
gaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I have a feeling the people making fiber internet faster aren’t the same people installing it in neighborhoods.
Zwiebel@feddit.org 1 month ago
Google also isn’t the people making fiber faster. It’s scientists in labs
www.popsci.com/…/fiber-optic-wavelength-record/
conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Google basically gave up because even with their bankroll, dealing with the regulatory bullshit monopolies current providers had a lot of places was prohibitive.
mipadaitu@lemmy.world 1 month ago
We don’t have to make everything perfect everywhere before we make improvements to something.
We have more than enough resources to increase availability, and to improve existing connections.
Subdivide6857@midwest.social 1 month ago
This wouldn’t be for a single customer. It’s 50 gig PON, which would serve 32-64 different customers. I’m not an engineer, but I’m assuming it will pave the way for 2.5-5 Gbps services.
Most companies are currently switching from GPON (2.5 gig shared 32 ways), to XGSPON (10 Gbps split between 32-64 customers).
The company I work for has been deploying XGSPON on Nokia transport for a few years now. It’s very nice.
MCasq_qsaCJ_234@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
There is already some news about it, but I don’t think you will like it. Link to post