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0 pointsradicalbyte4d ago0 comments

Eight years ago my internet was using a current over a copper wire. Now it's light through glass. The latter is much more efficient especially over longer distances.

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b40d-48b2-979e4d ago

Eight years ago, your ISP was already on light over glass, they just didn't serve it that way to your house.

ChrisRR3d ago

But processing and retranssmission of the data at every network node still takes energy

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b40d-48b2-979e4d ago

Eight years ago, your ISP was already on light over glass, they just didn't serve it that way to your house.

ChrisRR3d ago

But processing and retranssmission of the data at every network node still takes energy

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