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> I find it ironic to think that in Australia the government is singing praises for copper network lines [...] yet war torn anarchic Somalia is pushing in the o
by 11001 12y ago
> I find it ironic to think that in Australia the government is singing praises for copper network lines [...] yet war torn anarchic Somalia is pushing in the other direction.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leapfrogging https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leapfrogging
- dfc 12y agoDont forget: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_theft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_theft
- buyx 12y agoMetal theft can be solved using wireless technologies. No need for fiber, except between base stations.
- dfc 12y agoYeah, that is the point. It is not an apples to apples comparison between copper and fiber or wireless. Fiber and wireless do not require hanging dollar bills from wooden poles in impoverished war torn countries. Even if copper were a superior technology it would be hard to recommend investing in infrastructure that is going to be torn down and sold for scrap metal in order to feed someone's family.