 DaneJasperSonic.NetPremium,VIP
join:2001-08-20
Santa Rosa, CA
kudos:7
1 edit | Consumer confusion All of our networks today have fiber behind them at some level. It's clear that they're trying to mislead the customer.
Coax does have a lot of potential - it's yesterday's technology, but the bandwidth capacity is huge. In a Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC) deployment, where they've brought the fiber into the neighborhood and just delivered the final leg on coax, that can be shared with a smaller number of end-users.
Next generation DSL products such as ADSL2 and VDSL bring a lot more bandwidth into the home with faster technology and/or by moving the aggregation point closer to the home. But, it's clearly not fiber to the home.
That said, the bottom line should be speed, not what it's carried on. The choice of network topology and investment level sets the stage for the carrier's future, but today, what matters to the consumer is what they can buy, at what price. What color the connector is (orange, black or grey) isn't as important.
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EPS
join:2008-02-13
Hingham, MA | Indeed- you might as well call DSL fiber-optic internet too, since the COs are fed by fiber. By this definition "fiber-optic internet" rapidly becomes meaningless, since all internet traffic uses fiber-optics SOMEWHERE (Fiber-optic Satellite Internet!) |
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| Might as well call dial-up fiber too since once on the backbone it too uses fiber  |
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Yes, but a fiber-coax hybrid is fiber to probably your block or at least close. Fiber at the COs is a lot farther away than the fiber from the cable company.
In addition, that coax carries a lot more bandwidth than a pair of wires.
I agree with the poster, fiber is right out there, the cable companies can do what they want in the future. For example, if they wanted to launch full fiber deployment they could probably do a small city in 6 months because the major work is done, the fiber run to the neighborhood.
Run fiber to the home and cable from the same place a mile away. What will make the difference is what is beyond that mile. All the talk about fiber to the home is just great, but really it is not needed yet by cable companies. |
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 Smith6612Premium,MVM
join:2008-02-01
North Tonawanda, NY
kudos:21 | reply to koolkid1563
Naw dial-up is too slow to even be called fiber It's called "anywhere'net" |
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EPS
join:2008-02-13
Hingham, MA | I don't get this argument that technology type=speed, really, you could offer a 56kbps network on a FTTH connection if you really wanted too...  |
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NormanSPremium,MVM
join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
kudos:4 Reviews:
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·Pacific Bell - SBC
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said by keyboard5684:Yes, but a fiber-coax hybrid is fiber to probably your block or at least close. Sounds like Uverse!
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 JRW2R.I.P. Mom, Brian, Ziggy, Max and Zen.Premium
join:2004-12-20
La La Land
kudos:5
·Optimum Online
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said by DaneJasper:All of our networks today have fiber behind them at some level. It's clear that they're trying to mislead the customer. I agree..
Coax does have a lot of potential - it's yesterday's technology, but the bandwidth capacity is huge. In a Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC) deployment, where they've brought the fiber into the neighborhood and just delivered the final leg on coax, that can be shared with a smaller number of end-users.
This is where you lose it. While they COULD do it this way, the don't, shared bandwidth is oversold so during "peak" it drops like a depth-charge!
Next generation DSL products such as ADSL2 and VDSL bring a lot more bandwidth into the home with faster technology and/or by moving the aggregation point closer to the home. But, it's clearly not fiber to the home.
And does not offer anywhere near the speed potential that FTTH can and does.
That said, the bottom line should be consistent speed, not what it's carried on. The choice of network topology and investment level sets the stage for the carrier's future, but today, what matters to the consumer is what they can buy, at what price. What color the connector is (orange, black or grey) isn't as important.
-Dane
Fixed it for you, but that is a BIG part as to why cable is such a poor competitor, as configured now, to FTTH, and does not have the upward ability that FTTH offers.
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NormanSPremium,MVM
join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
kudos:4 Reviews:
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·Pacific Bell - SBC
| said by JRW2:Next generation DSL products such as ADSL2 and VDSL bring a lot more bandwidth into the home with faster technology and/or by moving the aggregation point closer to the home. But, it's clearly not fiber to the home.
And does not offer anywhere near the speed potential that FTTH can and does. I'd have to agree with that assessment. FTTN, which is what ADSL2+ and VDSL are riding on in most deployments, can extend the competitive live of copper pair, in comparison with coax. It is not a substitute for FTTH.
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