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For something relevant? Why would they do this? Dark fibers is an easy thing and you need to put power to these remote towers anyway.
by AntiUSAbah 4mo ago
For something relevant? Why would they do this? Dark fibers is an easy thing and you need to put power to these remote towers anyway.
- nomel 4mo agoYou need a cell tower every 20 miles or so, less for a performant one. There's not dark fiber at that density in remote regions (remote is, by definition, lacking infrastructure). There's a better chance of power, and for the cases there's not, solar/battery is fine for a cell tower, especially one designed for lower power remote installations.
- AntiUSAbah 4mo agoThe initial cost for a dark fibre on a power pool is very low and can give you low latency and high bandwidth. Starlink antenna needs a lot more energy and has a high montly cost. That shouldn't be very economically for long.
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