The 10G data pipe is not related to 5G cellular and doesn’t offer 10 Gbps speeds.
You’re certainly not alone.
Here’s what you oughta know.
Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek
But as of 2023, we’re still firmlyliving in a 5G world.
We’ll be waiting on that for quite a while.
The next generation of cellular technology is still deeply in the testing and development phase.
Comcast
Comcast does providecellular servicethroughXfinity Mobile.
So no 6G, and certainly no 10G there.
Xfinity Mobile is plain old 5G with 4G as a fallback.
Good luck figuring that out by watching an Xfinity ad or reading any ad copy.
On the officialXfinity splash page, the answer to “What is the Xfinity 10G web link?”
is:
The Xfinity 10G web link is the new brand for our next-generation web link.
The rest of the information is just as vague as to what exactly a 10G data pipe is.
How do you get on the 10G web link, according to Comcast?
You’re already on it!
Do you need new equipment?
Have the basic “Internet Essentials” Xfinity package and want access to 10G?
Don’t worry about it, you’re already using it!
Why don’t we peel back the layers of the marketing onion and see what’s really there.
Why does this matter?
DOCSIS 3.0 can support a theoretical maximum download bandwidth of 1 Gbps and an upload of 200 Mbps.
Though under real-world conditions, this is limited to around 800 Mbps and 100 Mbps, respectively.
DOCSIS 3.1 can support a theoretical maximum download of 10 Gbps and an upload of 1.5 Gbps.
Although not yet rolled out in early 2023,DOCSIS 4.0 is just around the corner.
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