Good quality singlemode rated for direct outdoor installation is cheaper and much more common than multimode. 100 times more singlemode with armor and jacketing is manufactured vs 50/125.
Also, yes, 10GbE backhauls, they are coming. On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 5:07 PM, Jeremy via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > > Planning for those futuristic 10G backhauls? I ran OM3 to my roof (x12). > > On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Eric Kuhnke via Af <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> and why on earth would you do multimode up a tower or to a rooftop, when >> 1000BaseLX SFPs are $20 each and singlemode is overall easier to work with? >> >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 8:47 AM, Seth Mattinen via Af <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> On 12/18/14, 8:43 AM, Carl Peterson via Af wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> They actually quoted you a 1200F link with a bunch of stuff you don't >>>> need and a crazy license cost. Link registration is $75-$85 if you have >>>> your own nationwide license. >>>> >>> >>> >>> That "installation kit" is pretty steep for some cables and a surge >>> protector. >>> >>> ~Seth >>> >>
