We have been considering FTTH for several weeks now. I need fairly fast internet for work. However, at the building site, the maximum available speed is only 50 Mbit. That’s not great... currently, I have 130 Mbit. That’s quite decent. The FTTH offer from the telecom provider is on the table... a €36,000 (about $39,000) upfront payment. I’m actually ready to sign... BUT: in a few years, LTE5 and better might be available, potentially offering speeds of 200 Mbit and more. With FTTH, there’s immediately 200 Mbit and next year 400 Mbit. The connection can be used for significantly higher speeds... even 10 Gbit is not out of the question yet.
Who can help me decide? The money is available... but the amount is definitely painful. After all, I need to earn almost twice as much gross to cover it.
Who can help me decide? The money is available... but the amount is definitely painful. After all, I need to earn almost twice as much gross to cover it.
In this case, practice some patience. If your boxes are already located in the data center, what exactly is wrong with 50 Mbit/s? In 5 to 10 years, fiber optics will be available there as well.
However, I consider this a failure of the municipal planners. You just need to involve the telecom providers early enough. Especially in upscale new development areas, fiber from the telecom providers is usually already in place. Even when regional suppliers or cable providers have installed infrastructure, their investment is usually much lower when a new development area is being connected.
Otherwise, you can fully move your local working environment to the cloud, data center, or elsewhere. Then bandwidth doesn’t matter anymore—only latency does.
However, I consider this a failure of the municipal planners. You just need to involve the telecom providers early enough. Especially in upscale new development areas, fiber from the telecom providers is usually already in place. Even when regional suppliers or cable providers have installed infrastructure, their investment is usually much lower when a new development area is being connected.
Otherwise, you can fully move your local working environment to the cloud, data center, or elsewhere. Then bandwidth doesn’t matter anymore—only latency does.
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Caspar202023 Feb 2017 22:24I’m so glad that 100/200 Mbit VDSL is available here.
Needing fast internet is one thing, but paying €39,000 (about $42,000) for it?
The technology is basically outdated before they even installed the distribution cabinet. But I guess you have to ask yourself who’s really overcharging you here.
Probably aimed at the business sector, right?
Needing fast internet is one thing, but paying €39,000 (about $42,000) for it?
The technology is basically outdated before they even installed the distribution cabinet. But I guess you have to ask yourself who’s really overcharging you here.
What are the costs for FTTH?
The price for the home connection is around 600 euros (about $670). Usually, you don’t have to pay more than for conventional technology. And the monthly internet rates hardly differ from classic DSL connections.
Probably aimed at the business sector, right?
You can order a customized FTTH connection from the telecommunications provider as a private customer, even in areas where fiber is not yet available. However, you will be charged significantly for this service.
But if VDSL 50 is available, I wonder what could possibly cost €39,000 (about $41,000). The fiber optic cable already reaches the outdoor DSLAM or the central office is very close by. This only reinforces the impression often found online about the "more bandwidth for me" product: it’s purely a marketing product.
But if VDSL 50 is available, I wonder what could possibly cost €39,000 (about $41,000). The fiber optic cable already reaches the outdoor DSLAM or the central office is very close by. This only reinforces the impression often found online about the "more bandwidth for me" product: it’s purely a marketing product.
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Steffen8024 Feb 2017 08:19The costs mainly consist of earthworks from the house to the distribution point, and that is quite a distance.
Well... even when surfing (which I do a lot... I basically spend all day looking at websites) there is a noticeable difference. A few years ago, when I upgraded from 30 Mbps to 130 Mbps... it was a significant "ah ha" moment.
Well... even when surfing (which I do a lot... I basically spend all day looking at websites) there is a noticeable difference. A few years ago, when I upgraded from 30 Mbps to 130 Mbps... it was a significant "ah ha" moment.
Do you ever say no, or can you be sold anything?
But yes, you would probably appreciate fiber, because the main difference will be the reduced latency rather than primarily the higher bandwidth. That's likely the difference you noticed between 30 Mbit (VDSL?) and 130 Mbit (cable).
But 39k? Stay grounded.
But yes, you would probably appreciate fiber, because the main difference will be the reduced latency rather than primarily the higher bandwidth. That's likely the difference you noticed between 30 Mbit (VDSL?) and 130 Mbit (cable).
But 39k? Stay grounded.
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