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Seems somewhat similar to the situation where cellphones/handiphones took off in infrastructure poor regions quicker than in many advanced economies?

• downrightmike 4y ago
  That a pretty common thing, the last to modernize have more modern tech. Kind of like skipping levels in CIV. Interesting to think that the USA is bring back and build out nanoscale chip fabs, speculation is that we will be at this nanoscale for a long time.
• throwawayacc3 4y ago
  In Africa for sure. People kept digging up phone lines and phone infrastructure to sell the copper. Service was always down, or spotty at best. Cell sites were easier to secure (they're defended like military installations, razor wire and all) from scavengers, and you need a lot less of them to service a large number of people. Source: I've spent a lot of time in West Africa.
  • Scoundreller 4y ago
    > People kept digging up phone lines and phone infrastructure to sell the copper. This became a bigger problem in South Africa with its reliable load shedding schedules.