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Power lines are increasingly buried (even MV) in cities, so it's not a good use case for this tech. Poor connectivity in the US is a political problem, not a t
by jauer 6y ago
Power lines are increasingly buried (even MV) in cities, so it's not a good use case for this tech.
Poor connectivity in the US is a political problem, not a technical one. Google Fiber tried to solve this by getting cities to make permitting not terrible with mixed results.
- topspin 6y ago> Poor connectivity in the US is a political problem, not a technical one. Correct. Lawmakers in your state have to take steps to clear the way for broadband. Otherwise lawsuits fly when rent seekers gouge whomever has right-of-way when data services try to come through. Also, utilities have to be forced to get off the dime. If they're required to offer non-discriminatory access to poles and trenches, for instance, then they either seek to operate the broadband service themselves or come to terms with someone who can. Otherwise they behave like it's 1975 forever and squat on their power lines.