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Well it's actually quite a bit cheaper to do data in volume, buying dark fiber or laying it your self will give a much better return if you can use it all. Gen
by jethro_tell 8y ago
Well it's actually quite a bit cheaper to do data in volume, buying dark fiber or laying it your self will give a much better return if you can use it all.
Generally referred to as Economies of Scale. It goes for most businesses.
- peterwwillis 8y agoIt's cheaper to do things in volume, but you still have to compare the scale. If the tiny ISP has 100 miles of fiber, they still look really good on a balance sheet because they haven't had to deal with infrastructure 1,450 times larger. Because it's a much smaller set of problems they can be much more efficient.
- heavenlyblue 8y agoWhat are you on about? A single provider would have to pay literally 2x their current budget to increase their 100 mile capacity assuming it was a single link. A larger business can do that in stages by absorbing the risks. Besides, internet isn't centralized, so you might as well manage each segment of the network as a sub-provider, only managing the financial risks at the higher level. It makes it only easier.