EPS
join:2008-02-13
Hingham, MA
| reply to DaneJasper
Re: Consumer confusion
Indeed- you might as well call DSL fiber-optic internet too, since the COs are fed by fiber. By this definition "fiber-optic internet" rapidly becomes meaningless, since all internet traffic uses fiber-optics SOMEWHERE (Fiber-optic Satellite Internet!) |
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koolkid1563
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join:2005-11-06
Powell, WY
clubs: | Might as well call dial-up fiber too since once on the backbone it too uses fiber  |
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keyboard5684
join:2001-08-01
Youngsville, PA
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| reply to EPS
Yes, but a fiber-coax hybrid is fiber to probably your block or at least close. Fiber at the COs is a lot farther away than the fiber from the cable company.
In addition, that coax carries a lot more bandwidth than a pair of wires.
I agree with the poster, fiber is right out there, the cable companies can do what they want in the future. For example, if they wanted to launch full fiber deployment they could probably do a small city in 6 months because the major work is done, the fiber run to the neighborhood.
Run fiber to the home and cable from the same place a mile away. What will make the difference is what is beyond that mile. All the talk about fiber to the home is just great, but really it is not needed yet by cable companies. |
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Smith6612
Premium
join:2008-02-01
united state | reply to koolkid1563
Naw dial-up is too slow to even be called fiber It's called "anywhere'net" |
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EPS
join:2008-02-13
Hingham, MA | I don't get this argument that technology type=speed, really, you could offer a 56kbps network on a FTTH connection if you really wanted too...  |
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NormanS
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join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
 ·Pacific Bell - SBC
| reply to keyboard5684
said by keyboard5684  :Yes, but a fiber-coax hybrid is fiber to probably your block or at least close. Sounds like Uverse!
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Norman
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