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So how do we explain the cables along the coasts of Norway, Chile and Brazil, for example?
by rags2riches 6y ago
So how do we explain the cables along the coasts of Norway, Chile and Brazil, for example?
- desas 6y agoWell for Norway that proves the point. Have you saw the coast of Norway? It's heavily punctured by fjords which mean a lot of up and down. Many communities are connected to many of their neighbours by car ferries, not roads.
- iptrans 6y agoNot really. Subsea cable is often cheaper and easier to install than an overland route. Octoberfranklin is just wrong on the economics. In fjords you can just use a barge to lay the cable or, this being Norway, you can just roll out the cable on the ice and let it sink in the spring.
- iptrans 6y agoSubsea cable is often cheaper and easier to install than an overland route. Octoberfranklin is just wrong on the economics.
- octoberfranklin 6y agoHey iptrans, instead of just saying "octoberfranklin is wrong" over and over, how about posting a verifiable link with pricing information? You know, like I did here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25030968 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25030968
- iptrans 6y agoOh, but you are so very wrong. And in so many places. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25037733 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25037733