dynodb
Premium,VIP
join:2004-04-21
Minneapolis, MN
| reply to morbo
Re: FTTN & hybrid VDSL has promise
What's the benefit of waiting? The same benefit of waiting that you or I get when it comes to technology- as time goes on gear gets smaller, cheaper and better.
Perhaps more importantly, the demand amongst the general public isn't there yet for 100M, meaning the longer they wait the less time it takes to recoup investment costs. Pretty simple really- spend billions now on fiber that will be mostly dark, or spend it later when demand justifies the capital expense.
Of course this is BBR, where reality is quickly brushed aside in favor of "waaaa... but I want it now so I can pirate movies faster from my Mom's basement." |
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jsimmons
Premium,MVM
join:2000-04-24
Falls Church, VA
| said by dynodb  :What's the benefit of waiting? The same benefit of waiting that you or I get when it comes to technology- as time goes on gear gets smaller, cheaper and better. Yes. the technology gets cheaper and better over time. But I can say with very high probability - the cost of installinng a new infrastructure (ala Fiber) to the node or home will be much higher in 1 2 or 5 years than today due to labor and in many cases the cost to acquire rights of way.
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John Galt
Forward, March
Premium
join:2004-09-30
Happy Camp
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| said by jsimmons :But I can say with very high probability - the cost of installinng a new infrastructure (ala Fiber) to the node or home will be much higher in 1 2 or 5 years than today due to labor and in many cases the cost to acquire rights of way. Naw...you just get some of them "guest workers" that are floating around these days. Ain't much difference in throwing a conduit or a sprinkler pipe in the ditch .
¿Puede usted decir la "fibra óptica"?
ROW costs won't change significantly...
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hottboiinnc
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Cleveland, OH | ROW costs will probably be cheaper with state-wide agreements. |
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bmn
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Premium,ExMod 2003-06
join:2001-03-15
hiatus
| said by hottboiinnc :ROW costs will probably be cheaper with state-wide agreements. ROW costs are always local. A state-wide franchise agreement wouldn't solve that as each locality is responsible for the ROW in its jurisdiction.
If a state-wide agreement tried to change that, you can bet there will be some screaming because ROW costs vary based on location for a number of reasons.
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hottboiinnc
ME
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Cleveland, OH | as much is squeezed through on the state wide agreements i wouldnt be surprised if thats included to take away from the local governments in wordering only the telco's understand. |
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