2.5Gbps/5Gbps network standards approved.

[DanceswithUnix]

Nice, 10Gbit just doesn't seem to be taking off for consumers despite 25/40/100 Gbit already being available.

http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/201...etails-8023bz/

[Dashers]

I've got Cat6a but the cost of 10gbe switching and adapters is just too high for a domestic environment. Hopefully there will be some cheaper kit at these speeds.

[badass]

Shame the author doesn't know what they are writing about.

10GbE CAN run over cat6 cable. Its just limited to 40 or 55 meters depending on how noisy the environment is.

Still, one can hope that 2.5/5GbE hits consumer kit but I doubt it will be much cheaper than 10GbE making it pointless.

[badass]

Anandtech now also have an article up http://www.anandtech.com/show/10720/...023bz-approval
They are a bit closer to the mark, pointing out that adoption will be dictated by business/enterprise interests for now.

Their advice is still off the mark IMO - advising home users to deploy cat6a cabling for the home. Cat6 is fine for most homes to run up to 10 GbE as 40/55m is pretty long for home use.

Cat6 is about 20% more expensive than cat5e and slightly harder to wire within spec. IIRC it only allows for 10mm of untwisted cable the whole length from device to device - including patch leads, connectors etc.
Cat6a is 2-3 times the price and much more fiddly to terminate. For most users, even enthusiasts, 10 GbE will be the fastest they go throughout the house for the next 25-30 years.
This is simply because getting copper cable to go faster over reasonable lengths is extremely difficult.

[Dashers]

Whilst it's true that Cat6a will do 100m at 10G over Cat6 40-55m, the main advantage of Cat6a was the boost in crosstalk. But it also a bit more delicate to handle. That said, I put Cat6a in my house and didn't find it any more complicated to terminate than Cat5, indeed the extra rigidity made some tasks easier.

Still, as it seems, Cat7 is now the way forward!