Upload strength a 'huge differentiator,' Google Fiber exec says
Fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) networks have long held a technological advantage over cable with respect to upstream speeds. But that message has been an easier one to relay and explain to consumers during the pandemic as they worked and schooled from home and took fuller advantage of upstream-intensive apps such as video conferencing, a Google Fiber exec said today at the 2020 Virtual Fiber Connect event. Those upload capabilities are a "huge differentiator" for Google Fiber and other ISPs that run service on fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) networks, Melani Griffith, VP of customer engagement at...