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I was surprised to learn that mobile networks use a lot of xDSL links to their base stations. They're faster to get provisioned than a traditional data link.

• Aloha 12y ago
  not on a 200m loop - that's only 600 feet or so, with where most cell sites are, you might as well just trench the fiber in the last little bit. I know that 'yellow' carrier just extended fiber to most of their network footprint, with microwave serving the rest.
• jlgaddis 12y ago
  A lot of their backhauls are also using (wireless) microwave links.