zCypher
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- Aug 18, 2002
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As someone who works for a large ISP, I can tell you that it has absolutely nothing to do with anything. Whether it is fiber to the house or fiber to the node is utterly and completely irrelevant. People get so hung up on this, it is hilarious.
I frequently see average ping times of 10ms on old crusty ATM/DMT2 network infrastructure from the ISP network to the customer's modem. This means that barring any broken outside/inside wire (which fiber is not magically impervious to), there is absolutely zero difference to the end user, unless subscribed to a plan that takes advantage of the higher theoretical throughput of fiber vs whatever.
ISPs are offering up to 100mbps even over copper. VDSL can deliver 4-5ms average ping times. So any "ping issues" you're having would not be due to the last mile physical topology. Unless it is physically broken in some way.
Fiber has its advantages, which is why most of everything from the node away from the customer is already all fiber and has been for a long time. Your existing cable and DSL services have already been running off a fiber optic network for a long time.
Can fiber to the house deliver even better throughput and even better ping times? Sure it can. Ping times under 1ms can be observed from network to modem, but the difference is irrelevant to the end user in terms of any real world effect. If your ping times are poor enough to disrupt your gaming experience, it has nothing whatsoever to do with your last mile being a particular tech.
If you require download/upload speeds that would otherwise be impossible, then you care about changing to fiber. For ping times alone? Nah.
I frequently see average ping times of 10ms on old crusty ATM/DMT2 network infrastructure from the ISP network to the customer's modem. This means that barring any broken outside/inside wire (which fiber is not magically impervious to), there is absolutely zero difference to the end user, unless subscribed to a plan that takes advantage of the higher theoretical throughput of fiber vs whatever.
ISPs are offering up to 100mbps even over copper. VDSL can deliver 4-5ms average ping times. So any "ping issues" you're having would not be due to the last mile physical topology. Unless it is physically broken in some way.
Fiber has its advantages, which is why most of everything from the node away from the customer is already all fiber and has been for a long time. Your existing cable and DSL services have already been running off a fiber optic network for a long time.
Can fiber to the house deliver even better throughput and even better ping times? Sure it can. Ping times under 1ms can be observed from network to modem, but the difference is irrelevant to the end user in terms of any real world effect. If your ping times are poor enough to disrupt your gaming experience, it has nothing whatsoever to do with your last mile being a particular tech.
If you require download/upload speeds that would otherwise be impossible, then you care about changing to fiber. For ping times alone? Nah.