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Re: Planning, anyone? you're not thinking about backhaul in the correct sense. The problem isn't transport across the country. The problem is getting local access to the towers as stated. |
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| I don't understand what you mean....if Sprint has WiMax gear on an a tower, wouldn't they use that same tower for a backhaul link? And considering that PtP Wireless can go so far, why would it be difficult to backhaul? I must be missing something. Its not the first time....  |
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 fcislerPremium
join:2004-06-14
Riverhead, NY | reply to justmeyo
No I AM thinking backhaul in the correct sense.
Sprint must bring SOME type of backhaul to these towers to support other services - no?
As I said - UPGRADE THE CURRENT BACKHAUL!
If it's an extremely old CO then they may have copper....nows the time to get some fiber there!
If they have fiber there...well it must go somewhere...it's not rocket science to bring up a new circuit or upgrade an old one.
If they can run a transatlantic cable (or pay to be run), then they can pay someone to trench through a field to a cell tower.... |
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| It is not easy to get a DS3 line to a random tower located on the roof top of a building or out in the middle of wooded area somewhere. That just doesn't happen overnight.
Sprint does not own the COs -- they typically negociate with the local telocos for relay service -- and as we know, those telecos love to drag their feet.
At the same time, Sprint doesn't want to pay for 40 - 50 mbps per tower. It just doesn't make sense financially. Instead, they are placing POPs (Points of Presence) at certain locations with a VERY large pool of bandwidth. Other towers in the area then access that pool. Much more efficient. |
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