Debunking Tech Myths: Why High Upload Speeds Are Not Always Necessary

I call complete BS on that one

The old ADSL technology is just inconsistent, that’s what the A in ADSL stands for. If you want a symmetrical connection there, you just need to move downstream to achieve an SDSL connection. But since home users generally benefit more from downstream than upstream, it was proven decades ago that ADSL was a good solution.

And with FTTH, a PON implementation was chosen which is also implemented unevenly. And here too it is just an effect of the chosen technology. A choice that is mainly made for cost-technical reasons and not so much to force professional customers to a more expensive line.

And Telenet, with the cable? Exactly the same thing. This also applies to technology. The Docsis standard just gives more space for downstream compared to upstream. When analog TV is still on the cable, the up stream is on the frequencies below the analog TV while the down stream is on the higher frequencies. 2 measure where you have the most bandwidth.

Because let’s be honest, with a 1Gbit uplink you still have more than enough in many business environments. At our company, a software development company with over 1,000 employees worldwide, we don’t even have gigabit internet. It is not necessary. Do you know what companies need? Isolation. Multiple independent connections, so that if there is a fault on one line, you can continue working quietly. More important to many companies than high uploads.

Anyway, I don’t see why a small account office wouldn’t need 20Mbit up. I worked for one of the largest law firms in the world, and some of our satellite offices only had 20/20 connectivity for about 20 employees sometimes. Sometimes annoying, but generally more than enough.