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FCC to propose a minimum 100mbps to qualify as broadband, with a future goal of 1gbps (docs.fcc.gov)
submitted 1 year ago by spiritedpause@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] austinfloyd@ttrpg.network 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Cable Internet / DOCSIS splits bandwidth in a way that greatly prioritizes download over upload.

[–] uis@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean network hardware between providers.

[–] botengang@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago

It's a last-mile thing. Artificially boosts the download numbers which most customers look at.

[–] loudambiance@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Doesn't DOCSIS 4.0 support 10gbps down and 6gbps up?

[–] mild_deviation@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

The biggest benefit of DOCSIS 4.0 is the ability to dynamically reallocate bandwidth between upload and download.