The theoretical transmission speed limit of a 100Mbps PoE switch is 100Mbps, while a Gigabit PoE switch increases this value to 1000Mbps, which is 10 times faster. However, some people in the market are still confused about it. This article will. Today, with the increasing popularity of intelligent network deployment, PoE (Power over Ethernet) switches have become the core equipment for monitoring, wireless coverage, and other scenarios due to their "one Ethernet cable simultaneously transmitting data and power" feature. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Considering you have a 300mbps internet connection, no it can't improve the speed compared to WiFi as "fast ethernet" is. Why does my "gigabit" POE switch have <100 Mbps speed? Have you tried a different cable between the switch and router? The cable is OK.