I was reading up on the life expectancy of different building materials when I came across this gem.

Screenshot is of page 122 https://www.portseattle.org/sites/default/files/2025-02/SEA-SIPP Technical Report Appendix C Life Expectancy of Building Materials.pdf

I guess the ethernet cables could last that long, but they rate house wiring to a lower lifetime. Ethernet cables are not “wireless”, however.

The only other wireless systems I can think of are garage door openers, but they are definitely not expected to last 50 years.

  • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    8·
    6 days ago

    This is the truth. I have some really old equipment going way back,and it all still works. It’s just… nobody really wants a 10 megabit hub over a 1 gigabit switch.

    • LilB0kChoy@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      5 days ago

      There are few exceptions to this rule. The one I always think of is the tape drive. 75 years on and still going strong with advancements in storage amount and encryption etc. but otherwise, largely still the same technology.