Hybrid fiber-coaxial

Okay, so imagine you're playing with a toy car and you want it to go from one end of the room to the other. You need a track or a path for it to follow, right? Well, the same thing goes for the internet and cable TV.

Hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) is a type of technology that helps get internet and cable TV from the providers (like Comcast or Verizon) to your house.

The "hybrid" part of the name refers to the fact that there are two types of wires being used here. There's a strong fiber optic cable that carries data over long distances, and then there's a coaxial cable that carries the data the rest of the way to your home.

Think of it like a relay race, where one runner (fiber optic) hands off the baton (data) to the next runner (coaxial) to finish the race.

Inside your home, the coaxial cable connects to a device called a modem, which helps translate the data into something your computer or TV can understand.

HFC is a pretty cool technology because it allows people to access fast internet and TV signals without needing a lot of new equipment or infrastructure. Plus, it's pretty reliable and can handle a lot of data at once, so you can stream movies or play online games without any lag or buffering.