Verizon FIOS is now offering 500Mbps download speeds and 100Mbps upload speeds
The Verizon FIOS network is now offering 500Mbps download speeds which is ideal for high-end fast desktop computers with a Windows 7 experience index of 7.9. Upload speeds are currently limited to 100Mbps on Verizon FIOS. Almost all desktop computers and notebook computers for the past 10+ years have 1,000Mbps (1Gbps) networking ethernet jacks built into the motehrboard. Even the Sony PS3 from 2006 has a 1,000Mbps networking jack.In the future hopefully all standalone Blu-ray players will start offering 1GB per second networking jacks since in the future with an external hard drive attached consumers might be able to purchase or rent 50GB Blu-ray images as an Internet download option. Currently standalone Blu-ray players are limited to 100Mbps networking jacks. The cost difference is less than $5 for 1GB per second networking jacks, and new Blu-ray players should start getting 1GB networking jacks soon.
Some Internet providers offer 1GB per second Internet speed in local markets, however Verizon FIOS is the fastest nationwide Internet provider with Internet packages as high as 500Mbps download and 100Mbps upload. In the future Verizon FIOS plans on offering 1GB per second download speeds which the current Verizon network interface and Verizon modem is capable of. Speeds higher then 1GB per second on the Verizon FIOS network will require a major network upgrade. If Verizon FIOS does decide to offer 10GB per second Internet download packages in the future then the Network Interface box on the side of everyone’s house and Verizon modem will need to be upgraded. In fact any speeds over 1GB per second will require new Network interface boxes and new Verizon modems at every customers house.
It might be up to 10 years away before Verizon FIOS starts offering 10GB per second Internet download speeds. Older homes are wired with CAT5e which is rated for 1GB per second networking speeds. A 10GB per second network in someone’s home will require CAT7A, CAT6A, or fiber. Newer homes are being wired with fiber, CAT7A, and CAT6A to make them 10GB per second ready and perhaps beyond. Some experts claim that over short distances CAT5e and CAT6 can handle 10GB per second network speeds. Some claim that fiber and perhaps CAT7A at short distances can even handle 100GB per second speeds.
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