Right but the access points in our homes right now are 5ghz not 5G. 5G NR can include lower frequencies (FR1), below 6 GHz, and higher frequencies (FR2), above 24 GHz. However, the speed and latency in early FR1 deployments, using 5G NR software on 4G hardware (non-standalone), are only slightly better than new 4G systems, estimated at 15 to 50% better. FR1 is just an improved protocol on 4G bands. FR2 is what gives you the high bandwidth 4 Gbit/s with carrier aggregation and MIMO. If they do 20 gigabit fiber to the home use a true 5G wifi access point theoretically you would be able to support multiple gigabit connections to wifi devices and then you could do 10gbit on your wired lan with an expensive switch. Oh yeah and then their millimeter wave radar is sitting in your living room with you.
The "This is fiber to the home" was meant as a "This isn't 5G Cellular." 5G cellular sucks, and it's already being planned on phase-out as 6G starts to show itself.
This seems to be more of a SOHO internet option as opposed to a consumer option - at least right now.
I understand that but no matter what you bring into the home you cant bottle neck at the access point or the switch. If they are bringing 20gbit in it means thjey are going to switch up to wifi access points on higher frequencies to carry more bandwidth. Hardly anyone does hardwired networks anymore most people just use the wifi access point built into the modem.
Just because they can do it, doesn't mean anything.
Most consumer grade stuff is incapable of handling a 54Mbps connection in a congested area, and consumer wired silicon has trouble with gigabit.
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