On 3/13/07, Roland Dobbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> There are other technologies better
> suited to rural deployment, such as satellite, powerline, some cable,
> or even re-use of the previous generation's ADSL gear once metro areas
> are upgraded.
Or something like WiMAX?
Depends on how rural the area is. Some parts of the US have
problematic terrain and *very* sparse population; there, the cost
would far outweigh the subscriber uptake. Should someone want
bandwidth in such an area, powerline or satellite are probably better
choices.
(I don't mention cell-based wireless technologies, because the
providers in that market space haven't truly awakened to the
possibility of fixed cell termination sites for broadband-type access.
That is generally seen as a congestion threat, not an opportunity, by
the carriers.)
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-- Todd Vierling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
