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Land usage, mostly. Cell companies need space for towers and fiber to those antennas. It turns out that these don’t take up all that much space, so it’s trivia
by ashtonkem 6y ago
Land usage, mostly.
Cell companies need space for towers and fiber to those antennas. It turns out that these don’t take up all that much space, so it’s trivially possible for multiple cell phone companies to setup towers covering the same customers.
Cable companies however have to deal with the “last mile” problem, which is both massively more expensive than installing more centralized infrastructure, but also involves installing infrastructure on much more restricted areas.
- colejohnson66 6y ago@amelius asked about phone operating systems. But your comment is a very good point about mobile phones vs home internet.
- sokoloff 6y agoIsn’t there a spectrum license/conflict issue for mobile network operators?
- ashtonkem 6y agoAbsolutely, that’s part of why T-Mobile and Sprint joined together. But there’s enough spectrum available to run a few different cell phone companies, while last mile issues are pretty much permanent for cable companies.