Last year Bahnhof started using their new own fiber network called Northen Lights. Apparently this allows them to on a “broad scale” provide this much bandwidth to regular households. And 100Gbit/s to businesses.
“The only problem we’re facing now is that Bredbandskollen (a swedish version of speedtest) doesn’t support this kind of bandwidth.” - CEO Jon Karlung. Press realese (in swedish)
I’m somewhat relieved that I can only get 100/100 where i live, I don’t think I could afford enough harddrives to be able to fullfill the download fix I’d get from that kind of bandwidth.
Goddamn it, I am with Bredbandsbolaget and just got a unifi setup to fully support 1Gbps up/down. Moving to Bahnof might be possible, but would need to get completely new equipment to support 10Gbps!
Cool stuff! It seems the only way to offer speeds like that is to have your own network. A local initiative in the Netherlands started by civilians also offers residential 10gigabit speeds albeit at €95,- month (https://glasvezeldewolden.nl/pers-media/#glasvezel-de-wolden-in-english)
The good thing about these developments is that they force slower commercial networks to upgrade their infrastructure as well. In the longer run, this benefits us all. Especially us datahoarders of course.
I currently pay $128.99 for 20/3mbps… Everytime I hear about a new breakthrough in price or speed, I curl up in a ball and weep. I then send the info to my ISP, and ask when i’ll have access to more, and for the past 4 or 5 years i get the same response… “That is all that is available in your area, call back in a few months and see if anything has changed”
Meanwhile their vans run around town with big GIGABIT SPEED advertisments. I’m about 2 miles from their main center via the crow. And the only places I know of that have gig access are out in the boonies.
A friend 30 miles from any data center has the same ISP and gets a cool 45/15. But here I am in the heart of my town and they are like “MEH get over it we like charging you the price of a few good limbs, have a nice day”
Back to fetal position and weeping at my slow game downloads.
I’m a swedish student about to move into an student apartment where 1Gbps is included in the rent. and no, the rent isn’t much higher than if it weren’t included.