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I know very little about telecom infrastructure, so this might have a really obvious answer - but why does the last stretch HAVE to to be underground? In other
by alex_c 17y ago
I know very little about telecom infrastructure, so this might have a really obvious answer - but why does the last stretch HAVE to to be underground? In other words, why isn't a "skip the trench, save $400" model feasible?
- imajes 17y agoI would suggest that: - fiber is relatively more expensive than simple copper strands; - hanging a cable from a telephone pole to the house is not resilient to weather; - fiber can snap easily, and needs to be wrapped in thick protection: see point 2 - most of it comes underground now so it'd be a waste to break out into the air and: wifi from cabinets in the street would be weird. :)
- Xichekolas 17y agoBut is there any reason I couldn't run it in plastic tubing along the bottom of my fence for instance? Only thing I can think of is below freezing temps, which you wouldn't get when below the frost line.
- wmf 17y agoAFAIK fiber follows the other utilities whether they are aerial or underground.