• yeehaw
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    11 hours ago

    I’m sure the hardware for 50Gbps optics wouldn’t be cheap for the consumer 🤣

    • will_a113@lemmy.ml
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      2 hours ago

      The “innovation” in the article is passive tech for fiber to the room (FTTR), specifically made to be low cost and easier to implement. It’s also how your computer might get that 50Gbit - it’ll have to be wired in with a fiber connection. It’s not happening over WiFi (or even Ethernet)