![]() ![]() ![]() The cable associations behind the 10G platform cite virtual reality and smart homes as applications that could fuel huge increases in bandwidth needs. While it seems inconceivable that anyone would require those speeds today, the history of the internet tells us it’s not so far-fetched. By that math, a high-end user would see 10G speeds sometime in 2028. The internet industry loves to cite Nielsen’s law, which states that a high-end internet user’s connection speed grows by roughly 50% each year, doubling every 21 months - an observation that has held true since 1983. The 10G platform is largely a bet on the future. While faster always sounds better, most people don’t need anywhere near 1,000Mbps, let alone 10 times that much. ![]() (These speeds refer to what you’d get through a wired connection accessing the internet through a wireless router decreases speeds significantly - so more like 200 TVs at once through Wi-Fi 6E.) With 10Gbps, or 10,000Mbps, you’d theoretically be able to stream Netflix in 4K on 400 TVs at once. The average internet speed in the US was 205Mbps download and 23Mbps upload as of July this year - the seventh fastest of any country in the world. It’s hard to wrap your head around internet speeds as high as 10 gigs. ![]()
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