If big money is being spent, spend it on fiber. He who brings fiber to the
home wins the whole game. Been saying that for years.
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Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2016 3:48 PM
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Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ammon City fiber
Bill Prince wrote:
We are now debating this same thing with regard to internet service, and
further whether it should or should not be provided over fiber.
I sit firmly on the fence on that last one.
I'm not. I'm firmly in the NO camp.
Fiber is just a tool. There is nothing magical about it. You should use
the best tool at your disposal.
Fiber should be used IF:
- it has the lowest cost of ownership, over the lifetime of the asset AND
the expected service time
If some other technology can provide the needed service(s) at the required
service levels cheaper, then use that instead.
What is stupid, is building temporary solutions and upgrading them
piecemeal at a greater cost, when you could start with the best possible
solution, gain the benefits immediately and pay that off as soon as
possible.
Jared
