Nobody really needs 1 Gbps, Verizon exec says

The news source explained that Verizon, while recognizing that 1 Gbps FTTH setups aren't needed, does realize that people care about having good, high-performance Ethernet setups. As a result, the company has been aggressively pursuing ways to offer better service options that reach speeds as high as 300 Mbps to meet customer demand without hitting speeds that are so high that they create unnecessary costs.

What Verizon's attitude means
FTTH is extremely important. Fiber to Ethernet media converters are critical to moving telecom networks to higher performance levels. However, it is not time to take huge leaps ahead when much of the infrastructure already installed is still not used to full capacity and many regions still need basic FTTH. In the end, 1 Gbps pilot projects like Google's are good for the industry, but the market is not yet pushing the limits of FTTH to such an extent that they should represent a major part of the sector.

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