Verizon To Test LTE In Seattle And Boston > 100 million POPs?

reply to funchords

Re: 100 million POPs?

I think it's a typo.. POPs refer to point-of-presence, kind of like a hub that connects multiple sites and actually connects to the Internet.

Yes he is correct, its where the company has equipment to connect to the internet, and that's mostly where you start off with your network. Like if I was running a network at a school, the pop would be where I connect to my fiber provider for the internet.

POPs refers to population covered in the wireless industry - not "Point of Presence" in the typical ISP sense.

run a Howardforums search, and you'll see that POPs refers not to access points but persons covered by (but not necessarily subscribiding to) a cellular service.
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