https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37974267 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37974267 The cost of physical infrastructure deployment can shift significantl

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37974267 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37974267 The cost of physical infrastructure deployment can shift significantly based on accessible good will. Purchasing space, requiring local permits and paying full price for equipment and person-power drastically alter margins. It significantly depends on the deployment goals you have. If you can find deals to share infrastructure and deployment cost with other organizations (such as a power company) that can work well too, but in larger countries this kind of deal is hard won and more often fails than succeeds. Wireless is much cheaper than cables, but has a high ongoing maintenance cost, particularly if it is deployed nearby or directly competing with other signals in the unlicensed bands. Wireless also always ends up competing with some amount of crackpot pushback for major deployments - that is not to diminish those with genuine measured concern, but there is often a vocal group that show up who represent strong positions way beyond any reviewed evidence leading to further challenge in the political space.