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That still doesn't explain why there's no gigabit FTTH in NYC, with its high average density. It sure as heck doesn't explain why there's no gigabit FTTH in Ma
by reversi_online 13y ago
That still doesn't explain why there's no gigabit FTTH in NYC, with its high average density.
It sure as heck doesn't explain why there's no gigabit FTTH in Manhattan proper--by your reckoning the borough should have a residential density even higher than its overall average would suggest by virtue of Central Park taking up so much of the upper half.
- saosebastiao 13y agoHigh density doesn't eliminate millions of other reasons that a given city doesn't have it. It just provides a floor for cost competitiveness, and a major input into ROI. Even in Kansas City, google has stated they won't roll out FTTH to every neighborhood, even in the long term...and in the short term, they have focused on the neighborhoods with the fastest ROI. I'll let you guess whether the high density or the low density gets built first.
- reversi_online 13y agoThen why did you bring up density in the first place? Unless you're saying that urban and suburban America each lack FTTH for their own wholly unrelated reasons, an explanation that seems rather lacking in parsimony. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%27s_razor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%27s_razor
- saosebastiao 13y agoBecause a huge and significant chunk of America lives at a density that is prohibitive for small competitors to provide FTTH. The only way to get it is through municipal funding, because the large broadband providers certainly aren't going to provide it.