Why Your Fiber Upload Is Stuck at 250 Mbps

Logosofia no Dia a Dia · Jul 1, 2026 · 24m · transcript

If you're on fiber in 2026, your download speed has probably skyrocketed — but your upload speed is suspiciously stuck. This episode unpacks why residential fiber plans in Israel (and many other countries) cap uploads at a flat 250 Mbps, even as downloads scale to 5 Gbps. We explore the three explanations: the passive optical network architecture that makes symmetric speed mathematically impossible on shared splitters, the genuine backhaul costs that favor downstream traffic, and — most importantly — the business strategy that deliberately keeps upload scarce to sell business plans at triple…