pende_tim
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join:2004-01-04
Andover, NJ | Use Cable for Backhaul
I read some where that some Cell Site operators were using cable for their back-hauls due to the expense of running Fiber to their sites.
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compuwizz
join:2001-03-05
Blacksburg, VA
| Many cell operators in the DC market do use Cable company fiber for backhaul. They buy dark strands from Cox I know for sure and probably the other providers since there is so much fiber around. VZN and Cingular/AT&T were doing this in Northern Virginia. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
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I believe the company that made this product went bankrupt and products were discontinued. Eventually acquired by ADC. Cable providers realized that the cell towers were sucking too much upstream capacity on the coax (remember the issues with cable and cable internet upload being limited b/c very limited amount of channels?), and that they (cable providers) should use the bandwidth for themselves (DOCSIS internet) rather than lease it out to cable companies.
Here is a photo of one such cell tower. »cellularpcs.com/gallery/displayi···&pos=221 |
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