alt Hacker News>Sigh. 1gbps is widely available, even in relatively poor countries.
No, it isn't. Not even by far.
>And if you're making a _new_ device that should last for 5-10 years, it's just stupid to use technology that is getting obsoleted even now.
Anything higher than 1gbps would ramp up the cost today.
> No, it isn't. Not even by far.
It is. You typically either have only cellular connectivity or you have fiber, with very little in-between. And fiber provides 1/10G capability.
Is it _used_ universally? No. But the capability is there.
> Anything higher than 1gbps would ramp up the cost today.
This is not going to be a cheap device _anyway_.