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by laurencerowe 1390 days ago
I think the difference is that 20 years Gbit ethernet was becoming standard issue on desktops while even 10Gbit ethernet is still pretty rare outside of the data centre and switch uplinks today.

25Gbit internet will be great for schools, libraries, and offices with multiple users but it's going to be a while before it becomes relevant for individual homes.
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KennyBlanken 1390 days ago
It's extremely relevant for putting a multifamily / condo / apartment building on the internet.

25Gbit is plenty fast enough to service dozens of units - more than twice the downlink local loop speed DOCSIS4 has, and Comcrap is still on DOCSIS 3.x.

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bitbckt 1390 days ago
10/40Gb hasn't been the standard in data centers in a number of years. My house is entirely 10Gb (save for wireless), in part because older enterprise gear at those speeds is so cheap.

25/50 and 100/400 have supplanted 10/40 in the data center, and 800Gb is here now.

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