> Verizon launched its 4G LTE network in the US covering 93% of the population it needed about 30,000 towers, each one of which had to have a fiber connection

> Verizon launched its 4G LTE network in the US covering 93% of the population it needed about 30,000 towers, each one of which had to have a fiber connection I'm curious whether this is true. Base stations are usually connected to the backbone network using microwave connections. The average bases station has a capacity of under 300mbits, so it would really be something if Verizon managed to connect all its base stations with fiber