• lechekaflan@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    fiber optics

    Won’t come out immediately, as that tech would first have to be finalized then introduced to the domestic market.

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        Living there right now and that is hard to believe. It’s very common to find housing that still runs on VDSL. Living in Tokyo too

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          If it’s like here in Finland, coverage means there’s a fibre running under the street in front (or close enough nearby) but because it costs quite a lot to connect a building to it, especially if you want higher speeds and have to start retrofitting every apartment, many haven’t done it.

          For example our house officially has fibre coverage, but the street-to-house connection costs ~1800€ which is why we still run a VDSL while the apartment building down the street has 10Gbit to every apartment.

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            That’s exactly what’s going on here. My landlord refuses to install the upgrade even if I pay for it too 😔

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      I’m sorry, fiber optics needs to be finalized before being introduced to the domestic market?

      I’ve had fiver since a long, LONG time

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        Yeah, I’ve had a fiber cable running all the way into my apartment for over a decade, and directly into my router for years.