Sunday, November 24, 2019

10 Gbps home or small business network for less than $1,100?

Hi all – I'm working on a project for a developing country where maybe we'd leapfrog to 10 Gbps internet (kind of like South Korea is doing).

Given a 10 Gbps fiber WAN, do you think it's possible to build a 10GbE LAN in homes and small businesses for $1,100 USD per? I mean router, switch, APs, and at least a dozen wall drops, the whole thing soup to nuts.

I realize that the gear you normally work with is much more expensive, but I'm seeing stuff like the MikroTik CRS309 for $236 on Amazon. It has eight SFP+ ports, so it's almost there but without POE and would need to be paired with a 10GbE router. Well it would be better if those SFP+ ports were 10GbE RJ45s.

Say four years from now, do you think a router, POE switch, patch panel, rack, and two APs could be had for $1,100? Could it be done today? Got an example equipment list?

Thanks for your feedback.



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