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gene
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 Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 9:47 am Post subject: fiber optic cable |
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| Don what is the story with fiber, is it fiber to the home, to the kerb, or is cooper still of some value. What are the telcos in the states doing right now. |
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mrfabulous
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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Quick answer: Telcos with lots of money are running fiber to the home.
Telcos with some money are runnng fiber to a neighborhood mux and trying to keep the copper part of the loop to 1000' or less.
Telcos with no money are running fiber to a mux and rolling the dice on 10 to 12000 feet of copper.
All telcos, I think, are dropping fiber off at cell sites as they pass by. Betting on ever-increasing need for backhaul bandwidth.
(just my view, from a poor telco...) |
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