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Japan sets new internet speed world record — 4 million times faster than average US speeds (www.livescience.com)
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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (8 children)

fiber optics

Won't come out immediately, as that tech would first have to be finalized then introduced to the domestic market.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Japan is already pretty damn close to achieving 100% fiber network coverage for every household.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Living there right now and that is hard to believe. It's very common to find housing that still runs on VDSL. Living in Tokyo too

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    If it's like here in Finland, coverage means there's a fibre running under the street in front (or close enough nearby) but because it costs quite a lot to connect a building to it, especially if you want higher speeds and have to start retrofitting every apartment, many haven't done it.

    For example our house officially has fibre coverage, but the street-to-house connection costs ~1800€ which is why we still run a VDSL while the apartment building down the street has 10Gbit to every apartment.

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