Eli5: How do large properties/campuses have such large bandwidths for internet

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How are they able to support thousands of users at one time? I do a speed test and they aren’t like fiber optics level of speeds so how can they have so many users at one time? Is it because there are so many routers placed around the area? But even when I’m on campus I don’t see any wireless routers outside.

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Many college campuses are their own internet service provider and have tons of bandwidth. Regardless of whether a college campus is their own ISP or not, they limit the bandwidth of each individual connection to prevent overloading and abuse.

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