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Wi-Fi, this bottleneck that we have tolerated for too long
Think for two seconds. Your operator sells you a fiber connection at 1, 2, or even 8 Gbit/s. A monstrous flow that reaches your box without flinching. And then… everything falls apart. Because Wi-Fi is taking over. In the kitchen, it still happens. In the bedroom upstairs? You are already down to 100 or 200 Mbit/s. Down the hall, in the office? Don’t even think about it.
The problem is not you. It is physics. Wi-Fi waves pass through thick walls poorly, hate reinforced concrete slabs, and are interfered with by neighbors’ networks. You’re paying for a digital highway that turns into a dirt road as soon as it passes your door. Complete absurdity.
Current solutions? Bandages on a wooden leg. Wi-Fi repeaters capture an already weakened signal and repeat it even further, with additional loss on each hop. Mesh systems do better, certainly, but at what cost. Easily count on €300 to €500 for a complete quality kit. And even with that, you never find 100% of the flow rate of your box in all the rooms. The Ethernet cable remains the only real solution… provided you agree to drill holes everywhere and run conduits through your walls. Nice for the decor.
FttR, or when fiber travels to your office
Now imagine that the optical fiber no longer stops at your box. Let it continue its path, discreetly, along your plinths or your ceilings, to directly supply each room. This is exactly the principle of la FttRfor Fiber to the Room. The fiber to the part. Not to the landing. Not all the way to the living room. To every corner of your home.
This technology is a complete game changer. Instead of broadcasting the internet signal via Wi-Fi from a central point (your box), you install mini terminals in each roompowered by an ultra-thin fiber optic cable. This cable barely makes 1.2 millimeters thick and sticks discreetly to your walls using an adhesive. Almost invisible, hence its nickname. You can snake it along a plinth, up to a ceiling, around a door frame… without drilling, without work, without dust.
Once the cable is laid, each terminal receives 100% of the speed of your fiber subscription. If you have subscribed to a 2 Gbit/s offer, you have 2 Gbit/s available in the bedroom, in the office, in the living room. Everywhere. Without any loss. And as each terminal then generates its own local Wi-Fi network (Wi-Fi 6 or 7 depending on the model), your devices connect with maximum speed, without congestion, without interference from neighboring rooms.
The benefits are immediate and brutal. Zero attenuation on transport: the light travels in the fiber without losing a single bit, whether you are one meter or fifty meters from the central box. Zero interference : optical fiber doesn’t care about the microwaves in your kitchen, the Bluetooth of the speakers, or the electrical cables passing through your partitions. The connection remains one absolute stabilityeven during rush hour when all the neighbors are online. And the latency? Minimal. Just what you need for online gaming, professional video or simultaneous 4K streaming on three screens.
Huawei democratizes technology with a €200 kit
Until recently, FttR remained confidential. Some regional operators such as Zeop in Reunion or Vialis in Alsace offered it, but it was impossible to easily access it elsewhere. That just changed. Huawei now markets a complete kit accessible to allavailable on online platforms for approximately 200€.
The heart of the system is the Optixstar F50 modem routersold for around €83. It replaces or complements your current box and serves as a central station to distribute the fiber signal. Then you add a sub-FttR hotspot in each room you want to cover, billed around €62 per unit. A distributor at 25€ allows you to manage several fiber branches. And of course, you need the famous invisible fiber cable : Huawei offers 10 meter reels for €27.
Do the math for traditional accommodation. Living room, open kitchen, two bedrooms, an office. That’s four or five access points. You are around 400 to 500€ all inclusive. This is exactly the price of a high-end Mesh Wi-Fi system… except that here, you have real fiber in every room, with guaranteed and stable speed. There is no point in the match.
Installation does not require any special technical skills. You unroll the cable along your walls following the most discreet route. You stick it with the adhesive provided. You connect each end to the splitter and satellite terminals. It’s over. No need to call a technician, no appointments to fit into your schedule. One afternoon is enough to radically transform your home internet experience.
Of course, this solution still needs to be tested over time. Huawei is just entering this consumer market in France. But technologically, the principle is solid. We know how to do optical fiber. Wi-Fi hotspots too. Combining the two in this way is just common sense. And it could well redefine our expectations in terms of home networking. Why accept random Wi-Fi when you can have fiber everywhere?