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Re: Backhaul and spectrum said by SierraRob:"in most large metros..." Yeah, because that is where next-generation wireless is so badly needed: in major metro areas, as there is certainly no other way for those poor city-dwellers to connect to the Internet. While us in rural areas have so many options: dialup, satellite, dialup, satellite, dialup, satellite... SIGH Amen! Its great to see tech like this but you know they will start it in big city's. It seems that's what company's care about. Getting big city's faster and faster speeds and wonder why they are not signing up new customers. There just passing there customers back and forth on whoever has the better speeds.
Why not bring this tech into rural areas first. That will be a real test on how well it works. As well as gaining lots of new customers that have not been able to get anything else. |
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| Higher population density => higher ROI => more $$$.
Until they see the profit in doing it, they'll be in no hurry to deploy outside large population areas. |
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| said by meh37 :
Higher population density => higher ROI => more $$$.
Until they see the profit in doing it, they'll be in no hurry to deploy outside large population areas.
If you fish in the same pond with everyone else eventually there will be no more fish to catch. At some point these ISP's need to start fishing in the streams that feed the ponds. |
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 MarkyDPremium
join:2002-08-20
Oklahoma City, OK | reply to BB_Hunter
said by BB_Hunter:said by SierraRob:"in most large metros..." Yeah, because that is where next-generation wireless is so badly needed: in major metro areas, as there is certainly no other way for those poor city-dwellers to connect to the Internet. While us in rural areas have so many options: dialup, satellite, dialup, satellite, dialup, satellite... SIGH Amen! Its great to see tech like this but you know they will start it in big city's. It seems that's what company's care about. Getting big city's faster and faster speeds and wonder why they are not signing up new customers. There just passing there customers back and forth on whoever has the better speeds. Why not bring this tech into rural areas first. That will be a real test on how well it works. As well as gaining lots of new customers that have not been able to get anything else. While I feel your pain, do you have any idea how much it costs to provide high bandwidth backhaul to towers in the middle of nowhere? It's business 101...ROI is just not there.
I know if I were a major wireless carrier/ISP, I'd naturally start with the larger, more dense areas, and work my way to the rural areas. It's just common sense. |
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| that is true... BUT the tech never seems to get there while its useful. I finally got fair evdo at my house, good for 150KBps down. That sounds good until you consider that an update for Vista can still take an hour, or my update for World of Warcraft that still takes the better part of a day.
They never have cared if the rural market gets anything. They keep giving the Metro guys bigger, better, faster... and we get... leftovers. |
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