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There is no mention of the fact that fiber is more reliable than microwaves. Inclement weather can cause substantial packet loss in a microwave link. Fiber has
by ttobbaybbob 9y ago
There is no mention of the fact that fiber is more reliable than microwaves. Inclement weather can cause substantial packet loss in a microwave link. Fiber has no such issue. Getco et al may not have made perfect decisions, but the fiber <-> microwave comparison is not apples to apples. That said, still an interesting article.
- stephen_g 9y agoTrue. I believe most of them have a fibre backup. I’ve worked on ultra-low latency microwave at 80GHz that we were selling to HFT network providers, and the needed the fibre fallback whenever it was raining, but apparently the latency difference of the radios gave them a massive advantage when the conditions were good.
- OnePunchMan 9y agoIs 80GHz normally in unlicensed band worldwide? What kind of distances were you able to transmit without losing edge on latency?
- jrowley 9y agoGranted fiber isn't as backhoe proof.
- ori_b 9y agoSure, because it doesn't matter that much. If it rains for you, it also rains for your competition, and everyone goes to the fallback connection.