Originally Posted by
psilos
HFC is basically already FTTN, as the fibre goes to their optical nodes and its COAX to your yard for the last mile. It has far more bandwidth available that e copper phone lines they are wringing out to provide VDSL.
The main difference AFAIK is shared bandwidth on HFC versus "dedicated" bandwidth on FTTN. This is particularly seen in highly populated areas where people (mostly students) torrent a lot and regular users suffer greatly. While the DOCSIS 3x helps a bit, they need to actually implement their FUP and throttle some of those users in areas where it adversely affects others.
What I'm really interested in - but have no idea IF or WHEN it will get to us - is FTTH. Jamaica doesn't have the proper infrastructure for that. Just look at what happens with the current rains.
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