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dvd536
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Re: awesome

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said by sweintz See Profile :

um, yes it is beautiful.

But the fact that it is a PON is not so beautiful.

(PON = shared system. they use optical splitters and everyone uses one fiber)

why couldn't they have spent the $$$ and pulled fiber from CO to each customer?
PON = shared system. That's probably the only way they can get fiber to multiple dwelling buildings.
they aren't doing multiple dwelling units(yet). meaning apartments/condos
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compton

join:2002-02-08
Brooklyn, NY

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said by sweintz See Profile :

um, yes it is beautiful.

But the fact that it is a PON is not so beautiful.

(PON = shared system. they use optical splitters and everyone uses one fiber)

why couldn't they have spent the $$$ and pulled fiber from CO to each customer?
PON = shared system. That's probably the only way they can get fiber to multiple dwelling buildings.
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