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> He also afraid that something faster or more efficient than fiber would become more widely available over the next 10-15 years and then their network would be
by yakz 5y ago
> He also afraid that something faster or more efficient than fiber would become more widely available over the next 10-15 years and then their network would be obsolete.
Faster or more efficient than fiber? When they're already maintaining aluminum/copper cables to every customer anyway? What kind of change would something like that actually require to happen... new physics?
- NortySpock 5y agoNot new physics; new business model and new technology: "a few cell phone towers can be run for cheaper than FTTH, and 5G is fast enough for some home use cases", at which point your fiber install costs may never make back their money.
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