On 10/08/2020 17:19, Andrew wrote:
On 10/08/2020 11:19, Andy Burns wrote:
Dave Liquorice wrote:

I can't see them managing to complete the "full fibre" network by
2025.

Is that still the target timescale?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-50042720

Why the hang-up with gigabit speeds?

https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8392/CBP-8392.pdf


I have ~75 Mbps from a BT cabinet that I can *just* see if I lean out
of the window.Â* Alternatively I could have up to 500 Mbps from virgin
FTTP where they have what is apparently called a "toby" in the
footpath at the end of my drive, same as this ...

https://www.chatteris.biz/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_2286-Medium.jpg


I have 26 Mbps from BT FTTC and have never used more than 10Giga in a
month.
What on earth DO people do with such massive speeds ?.


one obvious use case is Cloud storage

Previously one would use a NAS on their homer network.

Now you can buy storage from MS OneDrive or from Googledrive or from
Amazon EC2

so a fast fibre connection means that the cloud storage is juts as fast
if not faster than a home NAS plus you can access your stuff from
anywhere in the world.

Another use case is VPN'ing back to home from a mobile phone over 4g and
soon 5g instead of using a public wifi network. Fibre tends to be
symmetric whereas for ADSL/VDSL/Cable the DL speed is higher that teh UL
speed.

Another use case is several members of the family all streaming UHD
content simultaneously......