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As I understand it, the cost of fiber repair has gone down and we should be able to wire everywhere that has grid electricity with high speed fiber very economi
by cma 3y ago
As I understand it, the cost of fiber repair has gone down and we should be able to wire everywhere that has grid electricity with high speed fiber very economically, but it doesn't happen for rent seeking and bureaucratic reasons. That would still leave the oceans and some more remote areas that don't have power.
- mschuster91 3y agoA lot of places have no grid electricity worth calling that. And of those that do, there is no financially feasible way to wire them up with fiber.
- cma 3y agoA big portion of the population of those can be covered by cell towers and relays cheaper than launching cell towers into space that only last a few years.
- kitsunesoba 3y agoIn addition to rent seeking and bureaucracy, attempts to expand ground infrastructure are plagued by obstructionism by the giant telecom incumbents, not only in the form of legalized monopolies for some areas, but also by such underhanded methods as weaponization of environmental regulations with fake environment preservation groups and stoking NIMBYism in residents. It's nearly impossible to get anything done in some parts of the US especially.
- moltar 3y agoAdd most of Canada to the list too.
- weinzierl 3y agoAlso does't work when your infrastructure is destroyed faster than it can be repaired, like we can see in Ukraine currently.
- detourdog 3y agoIn my small New Englandntown it would cost about $2,500 per household. We have about 2,000 homes.
- cma 3y agoStarlink isn't a good fit for towns that big, as it would overflow the rough limit of 300 dishes per cell (maybe changed with some of the recent fights with Dish?).
- detourdog 3y agoI don't want starlink. I'm old fashion I want fiber. I was just throwing out pricing for rural broadband installs in New England. I realize now my initial comment neglected that important detail.