20Gbps

Of theoretical interest only (so far) in the UK, and most of the US come to that, but it sounds rather tasty...

In reference to fiber.google.com/blog/2023/12/your-most-exciting-invitation-this.html:

Your most exciting invitation this holiday season — 20 Gig + Wi-Fi 7 for $250 a month

The majority of people don't even use what we have to its full potential.

In reply to a post by billford:

Of theoretical interest only (so far) in the UK, and most of the US come to that, but it sounds rather tasty..

Not really needed for another 10/15 years I think, as you're talking more bandwidth than most websites will have.

A bit like the YouFibre 8Gbps and Community Fibre 3Gbps plans, this is a way to get your own customers to pay for your ability to market that you have the fastest fibre broadband in the country. Outside of a couple of speedtests the average usage won't increase as there are no applications that become viable on 20Gb that weren't on 1Gb, and you get to enjoy the huge increase in margin for the contract duration.

Good luck routing 20 Gbits.
It would cost a fortune in hardware and then more to power it.

This sort of capacity is designed for serious multiple user bases such as universities.

In reply to a post by smouty:

This sort of capacity is designed for serious multiple user bases such as universities.

AI researcher or video editors working from home? Hosting web sites, update servers to name but a few.

But arguably those things really belong in a data centre with redundant fibre routes and generator backup, not sat under your desk at home.

Obligatory xkcd 908

In reply to a post by DrBob:

AI researcher or video editors working from home? Hosting web sites, update servers to name but a few.

Not at home. Those editing 4k video cope with 1G/1G (or 900/900) lines without issue. The AI types will have their work in the cloud and remote control a system hosted on an EC2 (AWS) or VM (Azure).

1 to 4 Gbps MAY be sensible in the next 5 to 10 years, but 20 Gbps is just crazy as you'll need data centre grade hardware (and cooling) to connect and even a house full of teenagers won't saturate it...

I tried 1Gb/s for fun but never really needed that speed ... soon downgraded to 450Mb/s.

In reply to a post by Spud2003:

I tried 1Gb/s for fun but never really needed that speed ... soon downgraded to 450Mb/s.

Hardly anyone really needs 450 either, but it's pretty nice for downloading content. All a question of budget and what's considered value I guess.