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GPON news

  • 02-03-2016 6:47pm
    #1
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭


    The International Telecommunication Union has just granted first-stage approval ("consent") to two new ultrafast Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) optical broadband standards. The first (NG-PON2) will support Internet download speeds of 40Gbps (Gigabits per second) and on top of that the new XGS-PON aims to deliver a symmetric 10Gbps service (same upload and download rate). By comparison, the previous XG-PON standard only ensured an asymmetric speed of 10Gbps download and 2.5Gbps upload.
    http://slashdot.org/story/307987

    This is why FTTH will be amazing once deployed. For a relative pittance eir and SIRO will be able to upgrade their GPON deployments to 4x throughput in a few years time.


Comments

  • #2
    i_davison
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22 ✭i_davison


    Hi I have eirs ftth 1000mbps package I got it upgraded from the 300mbps package however the only change i have seen is the upload speed going up to 95mbps. Download speed through my iPad Air 2 goes no higher than 300mbps when the specs for it say it can operate up to 866mbps. I have contacted eir who have said everything is ok and that I am set up for the 1000mbps speeds but I am not getting anywhere near the promised speed.

    Anyone got any answers on this


  • #3
    guil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,561 ✭✭✭✭guil


    You will probably never see anywhere close to the max speed, also bear in mind that if any other devices are connected and only have wifi N then all devices will be limited to 300mb. The increase from 300mb to 1000mb will make no difference whatsoever to your ipad.


  • #4
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    i_davison wrote: »
    Hi I have eirs ftth 1000mbps package I got it upgraded from the 300mbps package however the only change i have seen is the upload speed going up to 95mbps. Download speed through my iPad Air 2 goes no higher than 300mbps when the specs for it say it can operate up to 866mbps. I have contacted eir who have said everything is ok and that I am set up for the 1000mbps speeds but I am not getting anywhere near the promised speed.

    Anyone got any answers on this

    Your iPad has ZERO use for gigabit. It's like putting aviation fuel in a tractor from the 50's.

    300Mb over wifi with the F1000/2000 is very good, to see ~900Mb grab a laptop with a GigE network card and a Cat5e or Cat6 cable. TBH it sounds like you signed up to something you know nothing about...


  • #5
    Calebmcd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 365 ✭✭Calebmcd


    Are you using Cat6 wired straight to the modem?


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